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Wish you weren’t here
The backlash against overtourism
More people are travelling,and many are visiting the same places
backlash ['b?k.l??]nouncountable?
■a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics（社會或政治方面的）強烈反應，強烈反對
?the Sixtiesbacklashagainstbourgeois materialism60年代對資產階級物質主義的強烈抵制
EVER SINCE?the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797,locals have complained that Venice,its former capital,is beingoverrunby visitors. Having spent decades trying to attract tourists,the city council is now rethinking its approach. In May it erectedpedestriangates across the historic neighbourhood’s main entrances. When crowds get too thick,the police will close them,limiting access to locals who possess a special pass. Although this will restrict the number of visitors,the idea of ticketed entry has upset some locals.“It’s the last step to becoming Disneyland,”sighs one of the city’s urban planners.
overrun UK[???.v?'r?n]US[?o?.v?-](overrunning,overran,overrun)
■If unwanted people or things overrun,they fill a place quickly and in large numbers（有害的人或事物）肆虐，橫行，泛濫
the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists.有大量的游客來到地中海。
pedestrian [p?'des.tri.?n]nouncountable?
■a person who is walking,especially in an area where vehicles go行人，步行者
?The death rate forpedestrianshit by cars is unacceptably high.行人遭遇車禍的死亡率高得令人無法接受。
■not interesting;showing very little imagination乏味的，單調的；缺乏想像力的
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It is not only Venetians who think there are too many tourists. In Amsterdam locals arefed upwithstagparties,unused to mixing alcohol and cannabis,leaving a trail of litter andvomit. In July protesters attacked tourist buses in Valencia,Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona(where one piece of graffiti read:“tourists go home,refugees welcome”). The newest word to enter the travel industry’slexiconis“overtourism”,which wascoinedto describe the consequences of having too many visitors.
fed up
■bored,annoyed or disappointed,especially by something that you have experienced for too long厭倦的；厭煩的；失望的
?I'm fed upwithmy job.我厭倦了我的工作。
stag
■a social gathering attended by men only只限男子參加的社交聚會
■If a man goes stag to an event,he goes without a partner.（男子參加社交活動時）不帶女伴
vomit UK['v?m.?t]US['vɑ:.m?t]verbintransitive or transitive?
■to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth嘔吐
lexicon ['lek.s?.k?n]specialized?
■(a list of)all the words used in a particular language or subject,or a dictionary（某語言或學科的）全部辭匯；詞典
coin?
■to invent a new word or expression,or to use one in a particular way for the first time創造，杜撰（新詞或新的表達方式）；首次使用（某一詞語)
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Governments are starting to react. In March President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines banned tourists from the popular island of Boracay for six months,because too many visitors and too fewsewershad made it a“cesspool”. On October 10th the Thai government restricted overnight stays on the Similan islands. And cities throughout Europe are beginning to investigate ways tocrackdownon overcrowding,home-sharing websites and anti-social behaviour.
sewer UK[s??r]US['su:.?]?
■a large pipe,usually underground,which is used for carrying waste water and human waste,such as urine and solid waste,away from buildings to a place where they can be safely got rid of下水道；排水管；陰溝
cesspool /'sespu?l/
■an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage
污水池，化糞池
■(figurative)a disgusting or corrupt place
(喻)藏垢納污的場所；污穢之地
crack down
■to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way制裁；處罰；打擊；鎮壓
?The library iscrackingdownonpeople who lose their books.圖書館將嚴厲處罰丟書的人。
