国内英语资讯:Across China: Migrant workers find easier way home at Spring Festival
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 4-- <span word="Migrant">Migrant</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="Guiren">Guiren</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 45-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhausting">exhausting</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guigang">Guigang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangxi">Guangxi</span> <span word="Zhuang">Zhuang</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>," <span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhongshan">Zhongshan</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="expressways">expressways</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="station">station</span>."</p><p><span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="ticked">ticked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Liao">Liao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> 40 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> 413 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="up">up</span> 8.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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