世界最大群体运动: 春运到来抢票攻略_BEC初级作文

世界最大群体运动: 春运到来抢票攻略

The winter vacation is coming, but what should be a pleasant trip home for students can be a challenging journey - they need to buy plane, coach or train tickets during chunyun period, the 40-day travel rush around Spring Festival.

尽管寒假近在眼前，但对于学生来说，本应舒舒服服的返乡途却并非一帆风顺。他们需要在长达40天的春运期间买到回家的飞机票、汽车票或火车票。

In order to make the journey easier, 21st Century has compiled the following tips and advice on how to book tickets.

为了让你轻松踏上返乡路，《二十一世纪英文报》特别收集了一些订票技巧和建议。

Train tickets

火车票

According to China Railway, more than 257.8 million passengers are expected to travel by rail during this year’s chunyun. Most of them are college students on their winter vacation and migrant workers returning home for the Chinese New Year celebrations. But students have a huge advantage in this competition to get home because they can book train tickets long before workers do.

铁道部称今年春运期间乘客将超2.578亿人次，“春运大军”中大多数都是放寒假的大学生以及回家过年的外来农民工。不过学生在这场订票大战中占有绝对优势，因为他们可以比务工人员提前订票。

Plane tickets

飞机票

Apart from the train, students can also go home by air. There are some cheap flight tickets available for them. China Southern Airlines, for example, offers a special discount for full-time students. As long as they register online and provide a valid student card, they can buy flight tickets that are up to 55 percent cheaper than the original price. Since discount flight tickets can be as cheap as train tickets, the airline company recommends students book at least 20 days before the travel date.