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5. Research For A Travel Guidebook
5. 為旅游手冊做調研
There aren't many professions as romanticized and misunderstood as researching and writing for travel guidebooks. While the job is exhilarating — jetting you off to hundreds of places to try the local culture, food, and hotels — the reality of the work is a grind. Most guidebook researchers and writers report having to meet unrealistic deadlines that require them to work 12-to-14-hour days. In addition, seeing the sights is a small part of the job. Researchers and writers must crank out reports and articles, make maps of the areas they visit, and engage in extensive, tedious data entry。
很少有工作像為旅游手冊做調研和寫文章一樣被誤解成為一項很浪漫的工作。這份工作很振奮人心——讓你去世界各地領略當地文化，品嘗食物，住酒店——但事實上這是份苦差事。大多數旅游手冊調研人員和作家坦言他們必須在不切實際的時間內完成工作，每天要工作12到14小時。而且，觀光只是工作的一小部分。他們必須快速寫出大量報告和文章，繪制當地的地圖，長時間做乏味的數據錄入。
Because of tightening budgets and an abundance of 20-somethings willing to do the job for next to nothing, guide writing is hardly a lucrative profession. But you can earn enough to make a living。
因為預算緊張而且大量二十多歲的年輕人愿意拿微薄的工資干這份工作，做旅游寫手不是個有錢賺的工作，但是維持生計還是足夠的。
