If you wandered(漫步，闲逛) down Las Ramblas(巴塞罗那著名的步行林荫道) or lazed(懒散地消磨时光) on a beach in the Balearics(西班牙巴利阿里群岛，地中海旅游胜地) this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax for the privilege(为此特权（常含讽刺）). In fact, if you enjoyed any of Europe’s beauty spots in recent years, it is likely that an overnight levy(征收；税款) was added to your bill.
今年夏天，如果你曾在兰布拉大道漫步，或在巴利阿里群岛的海滩上慵懒度日，你很可能为此支付了游客税。事实上，近年来如果你游览过欧洲任何一处风景胜地，你的账单上很可能都被加收了一笔过夜税。
Britons have become used to paying these fees abroad but ministers have shied away from(回避，躲避) introducing them in the UK. The furious(愤怒的，激烈的) response from UK hospitality bosses helps to explain why.
英国人已习惯在国外支付这类费用，但英国的大臣们却一直回避在国内开征。英国酒店业老板们的愤怒反应有助于解释个中原因。
The trade body UKHospitality estimates that a 5% tax on overnight stays in England would result in 12m fewer visits and 33,000 job losses, piling further pressure on an industry battling an increase in taxes and employment costs, as well as the effects of war, Covid and Brexit.(行业组织UKHospitality估计，若英格兰对过夜住宿征收5%的税，将导致游客减少1200万人次、流失3.3万个工作岗位，给本已疲于应对税收和用工成本上涨以及战争、新冠疫情和脱欧影响的行业增添更多压力。)
行业组织UKHospitality估计，若英格兰对过夜住宿征收5%的税，将导致游客减少1200万人次、流失3.3万个工作岗位，给本已疲于应对税收和用工成本上涨以及战争、新冠疫情和脱欧影响的行业增添更多压力。