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　　In 2013, nearly 17 million people visited London, so there are many tourist services. One unique service is Unseen Tours, which arranges walking tours for tourists. The company only hires tour guides who are either homeless or were homeless before.
　　In 2010, The Sock Mob, a group dedicated to helping homeless people in London, worked with homeless people and wanted to help them make enough money for food and a home of their own. The Sock Mob also wanted to show that the homeless could do something good for their community. Additionally, Unseen Tours wanted to offer tourists a different kind of tour experience, so they found tour guides with a unique perspective1 of London.
　　Guides are trained for three months before giving tours. They receive 60 percent of the fees2 collected in the tours. The remaining money goes to running Unseen Tours. Some of that money is used to pay for phones and transportation3 for the tour guides. With the profits, the company tries to hire more guides and further expand its tours. Unseen Tours is now a top-rated4 service, and it won The Observer Ethical Tourism Award in 2013.

Words & Phrases

1. tourist n. 遊客，觀光客
   The seaside resort provides tourists with a variety of entertainment.
   這處海邊度假勝地提供遊客各種不同的娛樂。
2. arrange vt. & vi. 安排，籌畫
   Betty arranged a surprise party for her husband.
   貝蒂為她老公安排了一場驚喜派對。
3. homeless a. 無家可歸的
   The typhoon caused widespread damage to the country and made many people homeless.
   颱風在該國造成全面性的破壞，使許多人無家可歸。
4. be dedicated to N/V-ing　　致力於……；為……奉獻
   The firefighters were dedicated to rescuing the people from the burning building.
   消防隊員盡全力搶救身陷失火大樓的人。
5. community n. 社區
   The movie star lives in a small community outside the city.
   這位電影明星住在城外的一個小社區裡。
6. remaining a. 剩下的
   Let's discuss the remaining items on the agenda before we leave here today.
   在我們今天離開這裡前來討論一下議程上剩下的項目。
7. profit n. 利潤，利益
   My sister made a profit by selling her homemade cookies online.
   我妹靠著在網路上賣手工餅乾賺了一些錢。
8. expand vt. & vi. 擴展，增加
   Our company recently expanded by opening another branch in Chicago.
   我們公司最近擴大營業，在芝加哥開了一家分公司。

Extra Words

1. perspective n. 觀點，想法
2. fee n. 酬金，服務費
3. transportation n. 交通；運輸
4. top-rated a. 最受歡迎的

2013 年有將近一千七百萬人次造訪倫敦，所以倫敦有多樣的遊客服務。其中有一項獨特的服務叫做『另眼看倫敦』，『另眼看倫敦』為遊客安排了徒步旅遊行程。提供『另眼看倫敦』服務的公司只雇用流浪漢，或曾經是流浪漢的人來當導遊。

　　2010 年，The Sock Mob 這個致力於幫助倫敦流浪漢的慈善團體和流浪漢們一起合作，想要幫助他們賺到足夠的錢，來負擔食物和他們自己的住所。The Sock Mob 也想讓大家知道，流浪漢也可以做些有益社區的事。除此之外，『另眼看倫敦』想給遊客一個與眾不同的旅遊經驗，所以他們找來了這些對倫敦有著獨特見解的導遊。

　　導遊在正式導覽前，會先經過三個月的訓練。他們可以得到行程中所收取費用的百分之六十。剩下的錢則被用來維持『另眼看倫敦』的運作。而其中的一些錢是用以支付導遊的電話費和交通費。有了這些收益，這家公司試著雇用更多的導遊，來進一步擴展它的旅遊行程。現在『另眼看倫敦』是一項非常受歡迎的服務，而且在 2013 年贏得觀察家道德倫理獎中的旅遊獎項。

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