【正文】 Airways, two joint ventures — Air Mandalay and Yangon Airways, and national privaterun Air Bagan. Of them, the Air Bagan extended its first international flight to Bangkok on May 15 and has planned to add more flight destinations such as Kunming, Singapore, Incheon, Siam Reap, Chennai and Dhaka (6) in the future. Meanwhile, foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar increased annually in the past five years registering (7) 654,602 in the fiscal year(8) 20232023 which ended in March, of whom 276,613 entered through Yangon checkpoint, 5,763 through Mandalay and Bagan checkpoints and 372,226 through border checkpoints. ? Notes (1) China Southern Airlines 中國南方航空公司 (2) Air China 中國國際航空公司 (3) China Eastern Airlines 中國東方航空公司 (4) Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Calcutta, Chiang Mai, Chinese Taipei and Doha 曼谷、新加坡、吉隆坡、加爾各答、清邁 (泰國一城市 )、中華臺北和多哈 (5) The 10 foreign airlines flying Yangon also prise Thai Airways International, Indian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Silk Air, Malaysian Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Mandarin, Jetstar Asia, Phuket Airline and Thai Air Asia. 飛往仰光的十家國外航空公司包括泰國航空公司、印度航空公司、卡塔爾航空公司、新加坡勝安航空公司、馬來西亞航空公司、曼谷航空公司、臺灣華信航空公司、捷星亞洲航空公司、泰國普吉航空公司和泰國亞洲航空公司。 (8) there is a general move away from state ownership towards private sector operation 這里指從國有制向私營運行發(fā)展的步驟。 (3) contribute to 有助于，促成 (4) The excitement felt by young children on a charter flight to a summer sun holiday destination or the pleasure given to senior citizens on a coach tour serve to illustrate this point well. a charter flight 包機 senior citizens (委婉語 )老年人 (5) public private sector partnership arrangements 公營部門與私營機構合作安排 (6) …many transport terminals have developed into large, integrated plexes offering a range of catering, currency exchange, business, retail and entertainment facilities. 許多交通樞紐都發(fā)展成為大型綜合系統(tǒng)，為乘客提供餐飲、貨幣兌換、商業(yè)、零售以及娛樂設施等。 Part II Reading ? Text A New Words Expressions coach n. cruise n. ferry n. canal n. craft n. synonymous adj. dominate v. flexibility n. sophisticated adj. integral adj. 長途汽車 游覽 渡船 運河 船舶 同義的 控制 靈活性 ， 適應性 老于世故的 完整的 ， 構成整體必需的 New Words Expressions pleasurable adj. charter v. infrastructure n. terminal n. catering n. retail n. v. statistical adj. license n. regardless of load n. premium n. evolve v. v. proportion incorporate v. inclusive adj. minimum n. breakeven adj. 快樂的 ， 愉快的 租 ， 包 (船 、 車等 ) 基礎設施 終端 ， 樞紐 餐飲 零售 統(tǒng)計的 許可 ， 執(zhí)照 不顧 ， 不管 負荷；裝載 額外費用 發(fā)展 ， 進展 比例；部分 合并；混合 包含的 ， 包括的 最小值；最小化 收支平衡的 Transportation The transportation sector of the tourism industry covers a variety of water, air and landbased services, including travel by coach, train, car, taxi, hired car, bicycle, aircraft, cruise ship, ferry and canal craft (1). Throughout history the growth of tourism has been synonymous with developments in transportation.(2) This still applies today, with advances in aircraft technology, passenger shipping, road improvements and highspeed rail travel offering faster, more fortable and more convenient travel. Travel by air dominates the international tourism scene whereas travel by private car is the most popular form of transportation for domestic tourism, offering flexibility, freedom and good value for money. As domestic and international tourists bee more experienced and sophisticated in their travel habits, the transport sector has to respond by offering a wide