Goodafternoon，ladiesandgentlemen：
TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory.
Therewasonceaphysical1)therapistwhotraveledallthewayfromAmericatoAfricatodoa2)censusaboutmountain3)gorillas.Thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatof4)poachingandbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity，butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.Shewitnessedascene，ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'veeverbeen，whereintheverydepthoftheAfricanrainforest，surroundedbytrees，flowersandbutterflies，themothergorillas5)cuddledtheirbabies.
Yes，that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies，calledGorillasintheMist，basedonatruestoryofMrs.DianFossey，whospentmostofbetlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.
Tome，themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasa6)timelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofourecoenvironment.
Today，weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.Ontheonehand，tourism，asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury，providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.Ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople，andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceinGDPgrowth.Ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand，manyproblemscanoccur---naturalscenesaren'tnaturalanymore.DeforestationtoheatlodgesisdevastatingNepal.OilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingAntarctica.TribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentoU2onWalkmanandwearNikeandReeboks.
Allthese7)appalling(令人震惊的)factshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing，becausetheverythoughtofithasbeen8)eroding(侵蚀)ourresources.Encouragingly，theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight，whichiswhytheUnitedNationshasmadexxxxtheyearofecotourism，forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism，butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment.
Noweveryyear，manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsan:receivingdonations--bignotes，smallnotesorevencoins--fromhousewives，9)plumbers(水管工人)，ambulancedrivers，salesmen，teachers，childrenand10)invalids(残疾人)，Someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.Thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs，whonurseinhospitals，whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.Why?Becausetheycare.BecausetheystillwanttheirMotherNatureback.Becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem.
ThiskindoffeelingthatIhave，ladiesandgentlemen，iswhenitfeelslikeit，smellslikeit，andlookslikeit，it'sallcomingfromascenetoremember，ascenetorecallandtocherish.
Theothernight，aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible，mymindwasfilledwithsongs.Ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly，nottothemusic，buttosome-thingelse，someplaceelse.aplaceremembered，aplaceuntouched，afieldofgrasswherenooneseemtohavebeenexceptthedeer.
Andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'slimeforustodosomething，forourownandourcominggeneration.
Onceagain，IhavecometothinkofMrs.DianFosseybe-causeit'swithherspirit，passion，courageandstrongsenseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetakingournextstepintotheworld.
Andnomatterwhoweare，whatwedoandwherewego，inourmind，there'salwaysascenetoremember，asceneworthourefforttoprotectitandfightforit.
Thankyouverymuch.