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Text B  An Introduction to Hotel Industry
 
derived from
     

来源,来自于

  a building or institution providing lodging, meals, and service for the public
      为大众提供住宿,餐饮,和服务的建筑或机构
  commodious lobbies
      宽敞的大厅
  rebounded during and immediately after World War II
      在二战期间和二战后立刻繁荣起来

 
  The postwar hospitality industry, however, has been markedly different from that of the prewar period with the automobile and the jet plane radically affecting the industry  
        然而战后的旅游业和 战前的有着明显的不同,汽车和飞机极大地影响了该产业。
  hotel chains have established themselves as the dominant force in the industry
      旅馆连锁店的建立成为旅游业的显著影响力。
  Motels really came of age during the 1950s
      汽车旅馆在50年代真正的发展成熟起来。
   
  Two main factors contributed to the boom in motel construction.
      两点主要因素促使汽车旅馆发展高峰的形成。
 
  standard features
      标准特征
  mass tourism
      团体旅游
   
  Wealthy Romans used to escape from the cities during the hot summer months and spend the season at the shore, in the mountains, or at spa resorts
      富有的罗马人在炎热的夏季逃离城市,在海滨,山区,或温泉度假。
   
  All catered exclusively to the rich and to the upper middle class    
    所有旅馆只是为满足富人和中上层阶级的需要。
     
  large group gatherings    
    大型团体聚会
       
  account for        
    占…        
  In response, some hotels began to add facilities for conventions and other group gatherings as a means of survival        
    相应的,一些旅馆开始增设用于会议和其他聚会的设施做为生存的手段。        
  it is the golden age of tourism        
    是旅游业的黄金时期