1、Over 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.据中国国家铁路集团有限公司的最新统计数据显示，自2019年12月12日铁路春运售票开始以来，已累计售出春运火车票3亿多张。词汇拓展：词汇拓展：effort【热词】【热词】Spring Festival travel ru
2、sh 春运【例句例句】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.【短语】【短语】kick off【例句例句】1.v./n.(事件、比赛或讨论等事件、比赛或讨论等)开始开始The shows kick off on October 24th.演出演出10月月24日开始。日开始。The Mayor kicked off the party.
3、市长宣布晚会开始。市长宣布晚会开始。We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。latest adj.最近的；最新的；最近的；最新的；(most recent,most up-to-date)【例句例句】1.French boutiques sell the latest Parisian fashions.法国的精品服饰店出售最新款巴黎时装。法国的精品服饰店出售最新款巴黎时装。2.The latest crowd-puller is the 4D cinema.最近能吸引大量观众的是最近能吸引大量观众的是
4、4D影院。影院。Thursday 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.中国国家铁路集团有限公司周四表示，春节长假后第一个工作日1月31日的火车票售出1633万张，再创历史新高。词汇拓展：词汇拓展：effortsee v.(be scene of)
5、+changes,events 见证；经历【解析解析】此用法，可用年份或地点做主语，意为此年份/地点见证了某物的发生。用法同witness。【例句例句】India has seen many political changes in recent years.印度近年来经历了很多政治变革。印度近年来经历了很多政治变革。About 14.43 million tickets were sold via the official 12306 online booking services on Thursday,accounting for 88.4 percent of the total.周四
6、，铁路12306官方在线订票服务平台售出约1443万张票，占当日总售票量的88.4%。词汇拓展：词汇拓展：effortvia va，vi prep.经过；通过，凭借；取道【例句例句】They can work from home,via email.他们可以通过使用电子邮件在家办公。They were spied on via a two-way mirror.透过单向透明玻璃镜对他们进行暗中监视。book vt.(reserve)+ticket,seat,room,table 订；预订【例句】He booked a ticket to Washington.他订了一张去华盛顿的票。他订了一张
7、去华盛顿的票。Id like to book a table for four for tomorrow night.我想订一张明天晚上的四人桌。我想订一张明天晚上的四人桌。【搭配】【搭配】book invi(at hotel,clinic)登记入住They booked in at a cheap hotel.他们在一家便宜旅馆登记入住。account for【一词多义】【一词多义】1.（在比例上）占Computers account for 5%of the countrys commercial electricity consumption.计算机用电占该国商业用电的5%。2.(be
8、the reason for)导致某事；If she was ill,that would account for her poor results.要是她那时病了，她成绩不佳就不足为奇了。3.(give an explanation for)说明某事；解释某事How do you account for the companys high staff turnover?公司员工流动率高，你如何解释？Popular trains of the day are return trips to major cities like Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou,wit
9、h 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 using paper tickets for boarding,according to the CSRC.目前春运火车票热门方向为北京、上海和广州等各大城市的往返列车，车票几乎售罄。据中国国家铁路集团有限公司表示，目前电子客票应用已经在全国范围内推广，旅客可以使用身份证进出火
10、车站，而不需要纸质车票乘车。词汇拓展：词汇拓展：effortpromotion n.提升；推广electronic tickets 电子票ID cards 身份证paper tickets 纸质票board v.登(飞机、车、船等)；promotion n.提升；推广提升；推广【例句例句】Ask about special promotions and weekend deals too.再问问特别促销和周末打折的情况。再问问特别促销和周末打折的情况。board n.木板；布告板；董事会；木板；布告板；董事会；v.登登(飞机、车、船等飞机、车、船等)；【例句例句】1.The board mis
11、applied anti-doping regulations.委员会错用了反兴奋剂条例。委员会错用了反兴奋剂条例。2.Are you ready to board,Mr Daly?你准备好登机了吗，戴利先生？你准备好登机了吗，戴利先生？The upcoming Spring Festival holiday is a traditional time for family reunions,while the travel rush will last for 40 days from Jan 10 to Feb 18.即将到来的春节假期是中国家庭团聚的传统节日，而今年春运将持续40天，从1
12、月10日到2月18日。词汇拓展：词汇拓展：effortupcoming adj 即将到来的；即将来临的1.He was promoting his upcoming film.他正在为自己即将上映的电影做宣传。2.He made no comment on the upcoming elections.他没有对即将到来的选举发表评论。traditional adj.(unchanged for a long time)+custom,method,belief，+music,dance,costume 沿袭下来的；传统的，传统的沿袭下来的；传统的，传统的【例句例句】Other countrie
13、s retained their traditional ways of doing things.其他国家仍然保持着传统的行事方式。其他国家仍然保持着传统的行事方式。reunion n.(gathering)重聚；（班级或学校的）同学会重聚；（班级或学校的）同学会【例句例句】【实用搭配实用搭配】a family reunion家庭聚会家庭聚会【例句例句】1.It was an emotional reunion.这是一次令人激动的重逢。这是一次令人激动的重逢。2.We always go to the annual school reunion.3.Other countries retai
14、ned their traditional ways of doing things.其他国家仍然保持着传统的行事方式。其他国家仍然保持着传统的行事方式。last【一词多义一词多义】1.(most recent)+visit,letter，+boyfriend,girlfriend 最近的；最近一最近的；最近一次的，前任的次的，前任的Thanks for your last letter.感谢你上封来信。感谢你上封来信。2.(final)+bus,page，+room,building 最后的；最末的，最尽头的最后的；最末的，最尽头的We missed the last bus home.我们
15、没有赶上回家的末班公共汽车。我们没有赶上回家的末班公共汽车。3.(continue,go on)持续；延续持续；延续The concert lasts two hours.音乐会持续两个小时。音乐会持续两个小时。The number of passenger trips served by Chinas railways reached 3.57 billion in 2019,up 7.7 percent year on year,according to the China State Railway Group Co,Ltd.根据中国国家铁路集团有限公司的数据，2019年中国铁路出行旅客
16、数量达到35.7亿人次，同比增长7.7%。词汇拓展：词汇拓展：effortpassenger n.(traveller)乘客；旅客Passengers are requested to fasten their safety belts.乘客被要求系上安全带。The driver and two of the passengers were killed in the accident.司机和两名乘客在这场事故中死亡。Mr Fullemann was a passenger in the car when it crashed.撞车时，福勒曼先生正坐在那辆车上。up adv.(indicating an increase)（数量、价格等）增多地，上涨地【例句例句】Bread is up,and so are potatoes.面包涨价了，土豆也涨了。Patient numbers in this category went up by 30%.这类患者人数增加了30%。My income is up at least 15%on last year.我的收入比去年至少增加了15%。【其他表达】increase,raise，grow，go/step up，multiply,double(增加1倍），treble（增加2倍），quadruple（增加3倍）
