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進入中英對照讀新聞》Thailand prepares to welcome back tourists after devastating shutdown 災難性封城後 泰國準備歡迎觀光客回來
泰國曼谷的蘇凡納布國際機場的職員扮演旅客，演練從新的入境動線通關進入泰國。（法新社）
◎周虹汶
Hotels, street food carts and tuk-tuks are gearing up for the return of tourists to Bangkok as Thailand prepares to re-open on November 1 to fully vaccinated visitors after 18 months of Covid travel curbs.
旅館、街頭小吃攤車和嘟嘟車正為觀光客返回曼谷做準備，因為歷經18個月新冠肺炎疫情旅遊限制的泰國，正準備在11月1日向完整接種的訪客重新開放。
But the steamy metropolis, the world’s most visited city before the pandemic, will take some time to get back to its pulsating, intoxicating old self, industry experts say.
但業界專家指出，這座悶熱潮濕的大都會、在疫情大流行前全世界最多人造訪的城市，需要花上一段時間來回到過去的熱鬧與令人陶醉的舊容。
The coronavirus pandemic sent visitor numbers plummeting from 40 million in 2019 to just 73,000 in the first eight months of 2021 － leaving its tourism-reliant economy registering its worst performance in over two decades.
冠狀病毒大流行讓遊客數目從2019年的4000萬崩跌至2021年前8個月的僅7萬3000，令仰賴觀光業的泰國經濟紀錄到超過20年來最差的表現。
In a bid to cauterise the haemorrhaging economy, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha announced a phased plan for Thailand’s re-opening.
為了替經濟止血，總理帕拉育宣布泰國分階段重新開放計畫。
新聞辭典
pulsating：形容詞，指活躍的、熱鬧的。pulsate為動詞，指（脈搏等）有規律的跳動、震動。例句：The lights pulsated with the music.（燈光隨著音樂跳動。）
cauterise：動詞，指（用烙鐵）炙燒（傷口等）以消毒、使麻木不仁。例句：To stop the patient from bleeding, the doctor had to use a hot iron to cauterize the wound.（為阻止病人流血，醫生不得不用熱熨斗來灼燒傷口。）
in a bid to：片語，指試圖。
