Out of office-south-East Asia's tourism industry is hobbled by uncertainty

Related words:

1. some place is a carnival of + 具體事物 描述旅游景點(diǎn)，可翻譯為歡樂景象 e.g. A Thai beach in high season is normally a carnival of umbrellas, drained coconuts and peeling skin.
2. in high season 處于旺季
3. in low season 處于淡季
4. be boarded up = shut down = close 歇業(yè)
5. revival = recover 復(fù)蘇 an economical revival
6. slam the door shut = lockdown 封鎖
7. jab = inject
8. quarantine v/n 隔離，隔離期
9. ground vt 禁足，不能出門
10. take a toll on sb/sth = have a bad effect on sb/sth eg. The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets.
11. hold onto their jobs 保住工作
12. ride out = weather 安然度過（難關(guān)），經(jīng)受的住 e.g. Most large comapnies should be able to ride out the recession.
13. griple about sth = complain = grumble = moan and groan 抱怨
14. pile up 堆積 e.g.1 Work always piles up at the end of the year. 年底總是積壓一大堆工作 e.g.2 The traffic starts pilling up around this time.

Vocabulary：

1. hobble = impede = hinder =hamper =damp e.g. Many start-ups are hobbled by a lack of sufficient capital.
2. cause chaos for 導(dǎo)致……混亂
3. be a far cry from sth 與……大不相同，相距甚遠(yuǎn)
4. as of 自什么起
5. bar = except 除什么之外
6. lifeblood 命脈，生命線
7. robust 強(qiáng)勁的，富有活力的 = lively，dynamic, vibrant
8. prompt sb to do sth 促使
9. safety nets 保障措施
10. bear the cost/ the responsibility/ burden
11. bear the cost/ the responsibility/ burden
12. a/some semblance of sth 貌似 e.g. Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.

Nice sentence:

1. （境外游客是東南亞地區(qū)旅游業(yè)的生命線）People from outside the region are the lifeblood of the business. They spend half of all tourist dollars even though, in countries with robust domestic tourism, they make up just 33% of visitor, and sometimes as little as 5 %. Yet the virus grounded these travellers.
2. Hotels and restaurants in these countries have long relied on migrant labour from poorer neighbours.
3. The consequence is that tourists are not receiving the standard of service they expect. Hotel guests are complaining about having to queue to be seated for breakfast.