翻译练习：Is Virtual Reality Tourism About To Take Off(1)

Coronavirus: Is Virtual Reality Tourism About To Take Off?(1)

冠状病毒：是否虚拟（VR）旅游业风口已来？（1）

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For many people a trip to Germany's fairytale-like Neuschwanstein castle, the Repulic of Ireland's stunning Cliffs of Moher, or the pristine waters of the Malpes are a bucket list ambition.

对许多人而言，去德国参观童话般的新天鹅堡，去爱尔兰共和国领略壮观的莫赫悬崖，或者去马尔代夫拥抱纯净的大海，都是人生愿望清单上的打卡项。

Plans for these and other international trips in 2020 were brought to an abrupt halt by the Covid-19 pandemic. Around the world, once-crowded sights lay dormant, with hotels empty and not a tourist in sight.

在2020年，这样或那样的国际旅游计划均因为新冠疫情戛然而止。全世界昔日的热门景点都陷入冬眠，酒店空空如也，游客不见踪影。

The statistics speak for themselves. On 13 October, the International Air Transport Association(IATA) said that international traffic "has all but disappeared", with airlines carrying only about 10% of normal levels.

统计数据说明了一切。10月13日，国际航空运输协会（IATA）表示，国际交通“几乎全面停运”，航线载客量仅有正常情况的10%。

By IATA's estimate, Covid-caused disruptions put more than 41 million jobs at risk across the travel and tourism sector.

根据IATA的估计，新冠疫情造成的破坏导致整个旅游行业超过4100万人面临失业风险。

In the absence of travellers, tourism boards, hotels and destinations have turned to virtual reality(VR) - a technology still in its relative infancy - to keep would-be visitors interested and prepare for the long road to recovery.

缺乏游客，旅游机构，酒店和景区都转向了虚拟现实（VR）—— 一种处于初期发展的技术—— 确保潜在游客保持兴趣，并为漫长的恢复之路做准备。

What began for many as a temporary stop-gap measure may now be a long-term tool. IATA predicts that travel will not resume to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.

最初的权宜之计如今却成为了长期的措施。IATA预言旅游在直到2024年都不能恢复到疫情之前的水平。

Faced with a new reality of diminished tourism, many believe that Covid-19 might be the watershed moment for VR that changes perceptions from a clever and occasional marketing trick to a permanent fixture of tourism marketing.

面对旅游业萎缩的新现实，许多人相信新冠疫情会成为VR技术发展的分水岭，以前大家都觉得VR只是一个偶尔使用的比较聪明的营销技巧，而现在却成了旅游市场的永久的固定设施。