新西兰英语 191 Adventure tourism

　　NZ is well known for adventure tourism. These are the kinds of activities that young backpackers enjoy doing in our country. One of the first commercial adventures was bungy jumping but now there are many other activities. These include sky diving, paragliding, hang gliding¹, rafting, hot air ballooning, caving, canyoning, quad² biking, heli-skiing and jet boating but there are many more. One of the first adventure tourism towns was Queenstown but now there are many towns or small rural places which offer fun and excitement for people who want thrills.
However, these kinds of activities are risky³. There is a risk of an accident. Most companies which run activities like this, are very concerned about safety. They employ trained guides, and carry safety equipment. Tourists wear suitable clothing like life jackets or helmets, depending on the kind of activity. However, not all companies pay enough attention to safety. And there have been accidents.
One father of a young woman who was killed last year on a river in Queenstown wrote to the Prime Minster about poor safety standards for adventure tourism.
Now the Prime Minister, John Key, who is also the Minister for Tourism, says that there will be a review of companies which offer adventure tourism. Any companies which are not safe will be shut down. Perhaps they will need a licence to show they can protect their customers.
Adventure tourism brings in about $2 billion a year which is about 10% of New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is a big and important industry to New Zealand.

1 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

2 quad   

n.四方院；四胞胎之一；v.在…填补空铅

参考例句：

• His rooms were on the left-hand side of the quad.他的房间位于四方院的左侧。
• She is a 34-year-old mother of quads.她是个生了四胞胎的34岁的母亲。

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。