我国是一个发展中国家，目前正面临着发展经济和保护环境的双重任务。从国情出发，中国把环境保护作为一项基本国策，把实现可持续发展作为一个重大战略。在全国范围内展了大规模的污染防治和生态环境保护。

Passage One:
    China is a developing country which is now confronted with the dual task of developing the economy and protecting the environment. Proceeding from its national conditions, China has made environmental protection one of its basic national policies and regards the realization of sustainable development as an important strategy. It will be carried out across the country with large-scale measures for pollution prevention and control as well as ecological environmental protection.
Passage Two:
    By the year of 2008, tourism is expected to be the 2nd biggest industry in the country. Between 2000 and 2005, the number of overseas visitors to China grew by 80%. In 2006, there were 23.4 million overseas visitors. An estimated 35% of visitors came from Europe and North America, and the rest from Asia and other parts of the world. Business travel accounts for about 1/2 of all overseas tourism revenue. Chinese tourist attractions include theaters, museums, art galleries, heritages and historic sites.