1、Over 300 mln train tickets sold for Spring Festival travel rushOver 300 mln train tickets solPARA1Over 300 million train tickets for the Spring Festival travel rush have been sold after the presale kicked off on Dec.12, 2019, according to the latest statistics from Chinas railway operator.據中國國家鐵路集團有

2、限公司的最新統計數據顯示，自2019年12月12日鐵路春運售票開始以來，已累計售出春運火車票3億多張。詞匯拓展： effort【熱詞】 Spring Festival travel rush 春運【例句】About 3 billion trips will be made during this years Spring Festival travel rush, known as “the Chunyun” in Chinese, between the February 1st and March12th. PARA1Over 300 million train ti【短語】 kick o

3、ff【例句】1. v. / n. (事件、比賽或討論等)開始The shows kick off on October 24th.演出10月24日開始。The Mayor kicked off the party.市長宣布晚會開始。We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.我們先是享用了一頓考究的晚餐。latest adj. 最近的；最新的；( most recent,most up-to-date ) 【例句】1. French boutiques sell the latest Parisian fashions.法國的精品服飾店出售最新款巴黎時裝。2. Th

4、e latest crowd-puller is the 4D cinema.最近能吸引大量觀眾的是4D影院。【短語】 kick offPARA2Thursday saw a single-day record of 16.33 million tickets sold for train journeys on Jan.31, the first working day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd (CSRC) said.中國國家鐵路集團有限公司周四表示，春

5、節長假后第一個工作日1月31日的火車票售出1633萬張，再創歷史新高。詞匯拓展： effortsee v.( be scene of ) +changes, events 見證；經歷【解析】此用法，可用年份或地點做主語，意為此年份/地點見證了某物的發生。用法同witness。【例句】India has seen many political changes in recent years.印度近年來經歷了很多政治變革。PARA2Thursday saw a single-dayPARA3About 14.43 million tickets were sold via the official

6、 12306 online booking services on Thursday, accounting for 88.4 percent of the total.周四，鐵路12306官方在線訂票服務平臺售出約1443萬張票，占當日總售票量的88.4%。詞匯拓展： effortvia va，vi prep. 經過；通過，憑借；取道 【例句】They can work from home, via email.他們可以通過使用電子郵件在家辦公。They were spied on via a two-way mirror.透過單向透明玻璃鏡對他們進行暗中監視。PARA3詞匯拓展： via

7、va，vi pbook vt. ( reserve ) +ticket, seat, room, table 訂；預訂【例句】 He booked a ticket to Washington.他訂了一張去華盛頓的票。Id like to book a table for four for tomorrow night.我想訂一張明天晚上的四人桌。【搭配】book invi ( at hotel, clinic ) 登記入住They booked in at a cheap hotel.他們在一家便宜旅館登記入住。book vt. ( reserve ) +tickaccount for【一詞

8、多義】1.（在比例上）占Computers account for 5% of the countrys commercial electricity consumption.計算機用電占該國商業用電的5%。2. ( be the reason for )導致某事；If she was ill, that would account for her poor results.要是她那時病了，她成績不佳就不足為奇了。3. ( give an explanation for )說明某事；解釋某事How do you account for the companys high staff turno

9、ver?公司員工流動率高，你如何解釋？account forPARA 4Popular trains of the day are return trips to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with tickets almost sold out.Thanks to the nationwide promotion of electronic tickets, travelers can use their ID cards to enter and exit train stations instead of usi

10、ng paper tickets for boarding, according to the CSRC.目前春運火車票熱門方向為北京、上海和廣州等各大城市的往返列車，車票幾乎售罄。據中國國家鐵路集團有限公司表示，目前電子客票應用已經在全國范圍內推廣，旅客可以使用身份證進出火車站，而不需要紙質車票乘車。詞匯拓展： effortpromotion n.提升；推廣electronic tickets 電子票ID cards 身份證paper tickets 紙質票board v.登(飛機、車、船等)；PARA 4Popular trains of the dapromotion n.提升；推廣 【

11、例句】Ask about special promotions and weekend deals too.再問問特別促銷和周末打折的情況。board n.木板；布告板；董事會；v.登(飛機、車、船等)；【例句】1. The board misapplied anti-doping regulations.委員會錯用了反興奮劑條例。2. Are you ready to board, Mr Daly?你準備好登機了嗎，戴利先生？promotion n.提升；推廣PARA5The upcoming Spring Festival holiday is a traditional time for

12、 family reunions, while the travel rush will last for 40 days from Jan 10 to Feb 18.即將到來的春節假期是中國家庭團聚的傳統節日，而今年春運將持續40天，從1月10日到2月18日。詞匯拓展： effortupcoming adj 即將到來的；即將來臨的1. He was promoting his upcoming film.他正在為自己即將上映的電影做宣傳。2. He made no comment on the upcoming elections.他沒有對即將到來的選舉發表評論。PARA5詞匯拓展： upc

13、oming adj 即將到來的；traditional adj. ( unchanged for a long time ) +custom, method, belief，+music, dance, costume 沿襲下來的；傳統的，傳統的【例句】Other countries retained their traditional ways of doing things.其他國家仍然保持著傳統的行事方式。reunion n. ( gathering ) 重聚；（班級或學校的）同學會 【例句】【實用搭配】a family reunion家庭聚會【例句】1. It was an emoti

14、onal reunion.這是一次令人激動的重逢。2. We always go to the annual school reunion.3. Other countries retained their traditional ways of doing things.其他國家仍然保持著傳統的行事方式。traditional adj. ( unchanged flast 【一詞多義】1. ( most recent ) +visit, letter，+boyfriend, girlfriend 最近的；最近一次的，前任的Thanks for your last letter.感謝你上封來信

15、。2. ( final ) +bus, page，+room, building 最后的；最末的，最盡頭的We missed the last bus home.我們沒有趕上回家的末班公共汽車。3. ( continue, go on ) 持續；延續The concert lasts two hours.音樂會持續兩個小時。lastPARA 6The number of passenger trips served by Chinas railways reached 3.57 billion in 2019, up 7.7 percent year on year, according to

16、 the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd.根據中國國家鐵路集團有限公司的數據，2019年中國鐵路出行旅客數量達到35.7億人次，同比增長7.7%。詞匯拓展： effortpassenger n. ( traveller ) 乘客；旅客Passengers are requested to fasten their safety belts.乘客被要求系上安全帶。The driver and two of the passengers were killed in the accident.司機和兩名乘客在這場事故中死亡。Mr Fullemann was a passenger in the car when it crashed.撞車時，福勒曼先生正坐在那輛車上。PARA 6The number of passenger up adv.( indicating an increase ) （數量、價格等）增多地，上漲地【例句】Bread is up, and so are potatoes.面包