Travel website accused of plagiarism，fake accounts

河北唐山六十二中 杜 宇

網絡一方面給喜愛旅游的人帶來了極大的便利，另一方面，其信息的真實性與安全性卻是問題頻發。作為中國領先的旅游社交網站，“馬蜂窩旅游”網站最近出現了什么樣的問題呢？

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難詞掃障

1.fabricatev.捏造

2.eateryn.小飯館

3.itineraryn.旅游活動日程

4.entryn.記錄

5.attributev.把……歸于

6.unscrupulousadj.不道德的

Chinese travel website Mafengwo denied that itposted fake reviewson its site after a social media report accused it of copying review content from competitors andfabricatingas much as 85 percent of the reviews on its platform.The company said in a statement on its Sina Weibo account on Monday that reviews of restaurants andeateriesmade up less than 3 percent of the user-generated content on the Mafengwo platform， which includes travelitineraries，diaryentriesand photo sharing.

Established in 2006，the Beijing-based companyclaimsto cover more than 200 countries and regions，100 million travelers and 920，000 hotels around the world.It said it has more than 21 million original reviews.

On Saturday，a social media account on WeChat， “Xiaosheng Bibi”， co-reported with data group Hooray Data，accusing the company of using robots and hiring writers to fake more than 18 million user comments and blog articles of the total 21 million original content pieces the company says it owns.The report said 7，454 fake user accounts were found copying and transferring content fromrivals， including Ctrip，eLong， Meituan， Agoda and Yelp.The total amount of copied data included 5.72 million comments and blog articles on restaurants and bars，and 12.2 million comments and stories about hotels—altogether representing around 85 percent of all comments Mafengwo shows on its platform.Mafengwo said that the company removes 26，000 posts each week for violating its terms and conditions and hasclosed down15，000 accounts.

The mediaattributedthe illegal behavior ofunscrupulousmerchants to Mafengwo，which is seriously inconsistent with the facts，it said in the statement.“The media report was an ‘organized attack’，and we will legally defend our interests，” the company said.

Reading Check

1.What's the problem of Mafengwo in the Para.1？

A.It was accused of false information.

B.It contains too much reviews on the platform.

C.It covers too little contents compared with 200 countries.

D.It denies a statement on Sina Weibo account.

2.From which is the text probably taken？

A.A media magazine.

B.A travel brochure.

C.A research paper.

D.A news report.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.post fake reviews發布虛假點評

2.claimv.聲稱

3.rivaln.競爭對手

5.close down關閉

Ⅱ.Sentences for writing

1.過去分詞作時間狀語

馬蜂窩成立于2006年，總部位于北京，聲稱覆蓋全球200多個國家和地區、1億名游客和92萬家酒店。

_______in 2006，the Beijing-based company claims to cover more than 200 countries and regions， 100 million travelers and 920，000 hotels around the world.

2.be found doing sth被發現正在做某事

報告稱，7，454個虛假賬戶抄襲并轉調其競爭對手的內容，競爭對手包括攜程、藝龍、美團、Agoda和Yelp。

The reportsaid 7，454 fake useraccounts _______from rivals，including Ctrip，eLong， Meituan， Agoda and Yelp.

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.熱詞積累

高頻名詞

Chinese outbound visitors中國出境游客

World Tourism Day世界旅游日

global tourism sector全球旅游業

a package tour跟團游

spending budgets開支預算

scenic spots景點

獨特景色

a beautiful spring scenery春日美麗的景色

appreciate the cherry賞櫻花

a sea of cole flowers油菜花海

the buds of cherry flowers櫻花花蕾

a bird's eye view鳥瞰

glass-bottom bridge玻璃吊橋

glass viewing platform玻璃觀景臺

an area of towering forest-like rock formations

一處森林般的巖石景觀

launch a huge hiking route開辟了一條巨長的徒步旅行路線

long-distance hiking trails長途遠足路線

旅游意義

have a close touch with the nature和大自然親密接觸

explore new places and cultures探索新的地方和文化

a thrilling journey一段激動人心的旅程

seek in-depth travel experiences尋求深度旅游體驗

Ⅱ.美句背誦

對景點的描述：

1.If you live in the eastern China，one of the ideal places to gois the West Lake in Hangzhou，the heaven-like placein China.如果你住在中國東部，那么完美的去處之一就是杭州西湖，這個在中國像天堂一樣的地方。

2.If you travel to Yunnan，you willbe absorbed into a sea of flowers.如果你去云南旅游，你會沉浸在花海中。

3.As one of the most beautiful universities in China，Wuhan University isa must-go destinationfor flower-lovers.作為中國最美的大學之一，武漢大學是愛花人士的必去之地。

4.Beijingboasts many parksandnational-level sightseeing place.北京擁有很多公園和國家級的景點。

5.Reputed asthe most beautiful county in China，Wuyuanturns into a paradisefor visitors in spring.被譽為“中國最美的鄉村”，婺源成為游客們心中春天的天堂。

6.It's perhaps fitting thatthe home of the Great Wall would have the longestglassbottomed walkwayin the world.長城所在地將擁有世界最長的玻璃棧道或許也沒什么不妥。

7.The fiveseparate peaksbacking Huayin City in China's Shaanxi Province are a test for eventhe most adventurous travelers.背倚陜西華陰的華山，其五座獨峰對于即使最具冒險精神的旅行者來說也是個考驗。

8.Whenhiking throughthe stunning Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan Province，southwest China，visitors willbe faced with a choice ofmuch importance.在徒步經過云南省壯美的虎跳峽時，游客將會面臨一個非常重要的選擇。

9.The GreatHimalaya Trailrunsfor1，700km （1，000 miles） andtraverses the whole length ofthe Himalayas in Nepal.大喜馬拉雅山徑長達1，700公里（1，000英里），穿越整個尼泊爾的喜馬拉雅山脈。

10.It's like a time-travel to the pastwhen you take the vintage style Train of the End of the World across the Tierra del Fuego National Park.乘上復古感十足的世界盡頭小火車，穿梭在火地島國家公園，仿佛一場不可思議的穿越之旅。

11.You caneithergo on a cruise toenjoy the beautiful scenery orhave an excursion to the well-known Perito Moreno Glacier.你可以乘坐郵輪欣賞無與倫比的美景，也可以參加徒步前往著名的佩里托·莫雷諾冰川。

旅游業的發展：

1.China remainsthe driving force forthe global tourism industry，as the number of Chinese outbound tourists and theirspending powercontinue to rise，thoughat a more moderate pace，recent data showed.最近的數據顯示，中國仍然是全球旅游業的驅動力，中國出境游客數量和消費能力繼續上升，盡管其速度比較溫和。

2.In the first half of2017，total outbound trips from theChinese mainlandreached 62.03 million，up 5 percentyear-on-year，according todata released by the China National Tourism Administration（CNTA）in August.根據中國國家旅游局8月發布的數據，2017年上半年，中國大陸的出境旅游人次達到6,203萬人次，同比增長5%。

3.Chinese travelersaccounted forabout 10.4 percent of the total，according tothe organization.據該組織稱，中國游客占總數的10.4%。

4.Individualized travel serviceboomsas the travel industry becomes more open in China.隨著中國旅游業的開放，個性化旅游服務蓬勃發展。

旅游的意義：

1.No matter how wellyou know your companions andhow longyou two have been together，a trip will probably teach you something new about them.不管你多了解你的同伴，也不管你們在一起多久了，一次旅行可能會讓你對他們有新的了解。

2.Not only do you learnmore about your friends，but you also become increasingly aware ofyour similarities and disparities in values，and in physical and economic strengths.你不僅可以更多地了解你的朋友，而且你也會越來越意識到你們在價值觀、身體素質和經濟實力上的相似和不同。

3.A journeyis best measuredin friends，rather thanmiles.衡量一段旅程最好的尺度在于朋友，而不是里程。

4.A prevailing ideaamong young people is that traveling isthe truest test of friendship.年輕人普遍認為旅行是對友誼最真實的考驗。

5.The world is a book，butpeople who do not travelread only one page.世界是一本書，而不旅行的人們只讀了其中的一頁。

6.For young people，travel is a part of education；for the elderly， travel is a part of experience.對青年人來說，旅行是教育的一部分；對老年人來說，旅行是閱歷的一部分。

旅游注意事項：

1.When taking travel photos，pleasepay attention to safety，and do not go to dangerous areas to shoot.當旅游攝影時，請注意安全，不要到有危險的地區拍攝。

2.When shopping for tourist souvenirs and local specialties，pleaseshop around.At the same time pay attention to do not randomlytouch the display samples，in case of accidental damage.在選購旅游紀念商品、當地土特產時，請注意貨比三家；同時注意不要隨意去動擺設的樣品，以防意外損壞。

3.Take yourcarry-on luggage，especially your wallet and cell phone，and double-check it beforegoing out.帶好隨身行李，特別是錢包和手機，出門前仔細檢查一遍。

旅游問題和管理：

1.After the audience left the festival，the scenewas littered with garbage.在觀眾離場后，現場垃圾遍地、一片狼藉。

2.From the Great Wall to the pyramids of Egypt， “a visit here” hasbecome a“black”label on the image ofChinese tourists.從萬里長城到埃及金字塔，“到此一游”成了中國游客形象的“黑色”標簽。

3.Of course，foruncivilized behaviorin tourism，in addition toincreasing the penalties，there is also a way to record them inpersonal integrity records.當然，對于旅游中的不文明行為，除了加大處罰力度之外，還有一個辦法就是納入個人的誠信記錄。

4.Apart fromstrengthening the binding force on morality，legal norms are also a“sharp edge” torestrain tourists'uncivilized behaviors.除了加強道德約束，法律規范也是約束游客不文明行為的“利器”。

5.In order to make civilized tourism become normal，it is necessary to improve people'spersonal cultivation and quality.要讓文明旅游變成常態，還需要從完善民眾的個人修養和素質入手。

Ⅲ.寫作訓練

假如你是李華，作為中國學生代表出席國際旅游節，進行關于旅游主題的演講。請你寫份發言稿，內容包括：

1.中國旅游的發展；

2.旅游的意義；

3.文明旅游。注意：

1.詞數100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。