Silverobama
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- Joined
- Aug 8, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
Someone asked me “Do you agree that some tourist attractions like national museums or galleries should be free to visit?”
I answered something like “Definitely not, taking care of the objects and art pieces usually requires a great effort of the proctors, not to mention the electricity and water bills which cost them a large sum of money. Staff members of those attractions should also be paid is another reason that these places should charge visitors.”
I struck out the “hmm, uh, yeah” in my expressions. I think the answer is far from idiomatic. The intended meaning is “I think visitors should pay to visit those places because proctors who take care of the valuable objects and art pieces usually spend a great of efforts, not to mention that the daily maintenance like electricity bills and water bills which usually cost the museum a large sum of money. Those people who work in the attractions are not paid to do the job either”.
Please help me with an idiomatic version.
I answered something like “Definitely not, taking care of the objects and art pieces usually requires a great effort of the proctors, not to mention the electricity and water bills which cost them a large sum of money. Staff members of those attractions should also be paid is another reason that these places should charge visitors.”
I struck out the “hmm, uh, yeah” in my expressions. I think the answer is far from idiomatic. The intended meaning is “I think visitors should pay to visit those places because proctors who take care of the valuable objects and art pieces usually spend a great of efforts, not to mention that the daily maintenance like electricity bills and water bills which usually cost the museum a large sum of money. Those people who work in the attractions are not paid to do the job either”.
Please help me with an idiomatic version.