railroad(railroad track)
元旦啦!
虽然2020才开始第一天
但年味却已经开始蔓延
不少人都摩拳擦掌兴奋的抢票
堪称“全球罕见的人口流动”的春运
即将拉开帷幕
你知道“春运”用英语怎么说吗?
“春运”英语怎么说?
春运一般始于腊月十五
并一直延续到次年正月廿五
大量人群集中在春节期间返乡
英文翻译通常为:
the Spring Festival travel season
Spring Festival travel rush
后因为它渐成周期现象,
说Chunyun或 the Chunyun period
一些老外也可以直接理解
travel season 旅行/运输高峰期
Rush n. 冲忙, 热潮, 高峰
During the Spring Festival travel season, you would be lucky to get a ticket.
在春运期间,能买到票都算幸运的。
It's predicted that 388 million people will travel by train during the Spring Festival travel rush.
今年春运,预计铁路总旅客达3.88亿人次
各种出行方式的常用英语
01
飞机篇
Economy class:经济舱
Premium economy: 超级经济舱
Premium: 高级的
First class:头等舱
Business class: 商务舱
book flight tickets:预定机票
catch the flight:赶飞机
delay:延误
I take a plane to Beijing at Saturday.
星期六我坐飞机去北京。
I'm flying.
我坐飞机。
I'm flying economy.
我坐经济舱
Where can I get my baggage?
我在哪里可以取得行李?
02
火车篇
high-speed train:高铁
bullet train:动车
snap up tickets:抢票
wait in a long queue/line:排队
beep through with the ID card:刷身份证进站
check in through face recognition:刷脸进站
Hard seat: 硬座
Soft seat: 软座
Hard sleeper: 硬卧
Soft sleeper: 软卧
Standing ticket: 站票
Where is the nearest railroad station?
请问离这里最近的火车站在哪里?
I want to buy a ticket to Shanghai.
我要买一张到上海的票。
Can I get change from the ticket machine?
自动售票机能找零吗?
03
大巴篇
Long distance bus:长途大巴
Long distance coach:长途大巴
Excuse me is there a bus to__?
请问有没有哪辆车到__
Do I need a transfer?
中途我需要转车吗?
I’ll get off here
我在这儿下。
04
自驾篇
Road trip:自驾、自驾游
Going on a road trip:自驾、自驾游
take turns driving:轮换开车
Carpool:拼车
Traffic was terrible.
堵车了。
We're carpooling.
我们拼车。