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春运回家，一票难求。对普通老百姓而言，最没办法的办法就是抢购一张“站票”了。“站票”怎么说？看看下面这篇题为“Track of my tears”（《辛酸的旅程》）的新闻报道： Migrant workers, employees working outside their hometowns and students are the main body of passengers during Spring Festival. Students and migrant workers are generally distributed in the cheaper hard-seat coaches, crowded with people who bought the standing-room tickets. These passengers stand, sit or even lie on the aisle. Many take children with them. 报道说，春节返乡，学生和民工一般购买低价的硬座票，而硬座车厢里又挤满了只有站票的无座乘客。 显然，“站票”相应的英文表达是“standing-room ticket”。稍作提醒噢，直译而来的“standing ticket”绝对语义不通，词缀“-room”在此表示“space”（空间）。 顺便提一下，报道中的“hard seat”指的是“硬座”，相应的，“软座”则是“soft seat”，而“软卧”则可表示为“cushioned berth”。此外，为乘客订票的“订票点”可表达为“tickets-booking agency/office”。 2007年央视春晚即将粉墨登场，这样的举国盛宴可是全中国老百姓不可或缺的大餐。看下面这段新闻，瞧瞧如何用英语表达“春晚”？Performers were crossing their fingers going into the penultimate dress rehearsal of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala on Tuesday. With the festival eve looming, nerves are starting to strain. As the most prestigious showcase for Chinas top performers, the Spring Festival Gala has no shortage of established acts queuing up to appear. But the gala always reserves some spots for the unknowns and the up-and-coming to make their national breakthroughs. 报道说，本周二，07央视春晚迎来了第五次联排，这也是春晚倒数第二次联合彩排。由报道可知，“春晚”相应的英文表达是“Spring Festival Gala”。“Gala”在此指“欢快的庆祝活动”，有时也可做形容词“庆祝的，奢侈的”，如：a gala ball（庆祝舞会）；the gala life of the very rich（大富翁们奢侈的生活）。春节将近，大家再来回顾几个常见的节日用语：春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival 糖果盘 candy tray 守岁 staying-up每年春运高峰，票贩子的生意总是红红火火，不少旅客为了顺利返乡，只能忍气吞声备受票贩子的盘剥。记一下吧，看看所谓的“倒爷”或“黄牛”如何用英文来表达。记的同时，心底也祝愿，但愿有那么一天，“黄牛、票贩子”将永远成为历史。 Fan Deliang, 25, a television editor, bought a ticket through one of his college classmates. If Fan could not book a ticket, he would probably go to the scalpers and try his luck. When even the scalpers fail, he would have to buy a plane ticket, which is generally two times the pric