As Paris continues to mourn and recover from the worst attack since World War II, the tourists the city's economy depends on are voicing their support.
The global outpouring of support for France is very visible on the streets of the French capital.
More than 30 million tourists visit Paris every year.
Those who depend on the tourist business fear the terrorist attacks could drive away customers.
"Because if it continues like this, it's, you know.. wheh! We are living from tourism in this city," said Mohamed Nacshait, of Bicycle Taxi Tour. "This city is..one of the main, you know, sources of its economy is tourism, you know."
Security is tight and tourist sites were temporarily closed.
But, while the numbers have dropped, visitors still arrive outside famous landmarks such as the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Some recall the pervasive fear after the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
"I have no idea what tourists must have felt like in my city," said Dawn Mabalon, a history professor at San Francisco State University. "You know, I'm sure they were scared. But, I also remember the next day having to go to the grocery store too and having to move my car because it was street cleaning. And, just having to kind of do the every day things that we have to do in San Francisco and as the Parisians are doing here."
Some tourists pay respects outside the Bataclan theater, where suicide bombers killed more than 80 people attending a concert.
"I understand how they feel because we had a bombing in Ankara too," said Turkish tourist Mustafa Etkaturk. "And I, we, lost friends as well. So, we know how they feel right now."
International visitors voice solidarity with Parisians, shaken by the violence, but defiant.
"Support the people here, support the economy, support the life here. Don't change anything. Just carry on," said Ming Lam, a Dutch businessman.
France is normally the most visited country in the world.
Despite the trauma of terrorism close to home, the Paris that everyone loves is slowly recovering.
Vocabulary
grocery:食品杂货店
solidarity:团结,团结一致
英语语法:反身代词
英语语法:疑问代词
英语语法:并列人称代词的排列顺序
英语语法:指示代词
英语语法:相互代词
形容词和副词速记口诀
英语语法:人称代词之主、宾格的替换
用形容词表示类别和整体
英语语法:both, either, neither, all, any, none的区别
英语语法:none, few, some, any, one, ones的区别
英语语法:零冠词的用法
助动词语法知识点
英语语法:物主代词
短语动词的用法
以-ly结尾的形容词
英语语法:one/another/the other的区别
形容词与副词的比较级
助动词be的用法
形容词及其用法
英语语法:双重所有格
英语语法:anyone/any one;no one/none;every/each的区别
助动词shall和will的用法
和more有关的词组语法讲解
系动词的语法应用
英语语法:冠词与形容词+名词结构
英语语法:副词及其基本用法
兼有两种形式的副词
过去进行时语法知识要点
英语语法:as + 形容词或副词原级 + as
英语语法:代词的指代问题
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