灾难与强势日元无阻旅客访日

短语讲解：

1. Japan's tourism industry has been knocked into a deep recession.

knock into撞上；与…相撞
例句：I knocked into my old teacher in the town this morning.
我今天上午在镇上碰到了过去教过我的老师。

2. Foreign tourists, who normally contribute about $16 billion annually to the economy, canceled planned visits after the March 11 earthquake and subsequent nuclear disaster devastated the northeastern part of the country.

contribute to捐献
例句：How much did you contribute to the relief fund?
你为那笔救济金捐了多少?

3. The lane leading to the temple contains dozens of stalls selling souvenirs, snacks and cold drinks.

lead to (道路)通向
例句：All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
dozens of很多
例句：There are rumors in the air that dozens of people died in the fire.
有谣传许多人在那场大火中死亡。

4. He charges tourists 3,000 yen for a ten-minute ride.

charge for要价, 收费
例句：How much do you charge for mending a pair of shoes?
补一双鞋要多少钱?

5. Nishio says the number of riders has dropped about 30 percent this August compared to the same month last year.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

6. Blaine Deitch, a retiree from southern California, says the trip has turned out to be worth every devalued dollar he has spent.

turn out to be结果是, 原来是, 证明是
例句：He said he was a doctor; but later he turned out to be a cheat.
他自称是个医生, 结果证明他是个骗子。

7. That's going to stop a lot of people from coming.

stop from阻止某事发生
例句：The guard stopped him from going through the gate.
警卫不让他通过大门。

8. Teng says her family did not worry about making the trip because the Japanese government now seems to have the nuclear crisis under control.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

9. Many in the travel industry believe, however, it could be another year before overseas leisure travel bookings return to previous levels.

return to重新恢复
例句：The situation has returned to normal in the capital.
首都的局势已恢复正常。