What is ecotourism?
什么是生态旅游？
Read this article from a leaflet about ecology and the environment.
读这篇有关生态和环境说明书上的文章。
You may not be very familiar with "ecotourism" - a new term in today's tourism industry
你也许不太熟悉“生态旅游”——当今旅游业内的一个新术语
- but in an era of growing environmental consciousness,
——但是在一个环保意识不断增强的时代里，我们不难通过联想猜出这一新的度假方式的含义。
It is not too difficult for us to imagine and work out the meaning of this new form of holiday.
想象和得知这一新的度假方式的含义对我们来说并不是很难。
Ecotourism is typically defined as travel to places where the unique plants, animals and cultural heritage are the primary attractions.
生态旅游特指去那些以独特的植物、动物和文化遗产作为主要景点的地方旅游。
It is a kind of responsible tourism which seriously takes ecology and culture into consideration.
它是一种负责任的旅游，因为它认真地考虑到生态和文化。
Therefore, programmes involving the conservation and preservation of some natural and cultural sites also form a part of ecotourism.
因此，涉及保护及保存一些自然和文化遗志的项目也成了生态旅游的一部分。