20170405学习笔记

20170405学习笔记

（1）Qingming brings rush of rail travel清明节带来铁路运输的高峰

passenger prak乘客高峰期

travel peak旅行高峰

saw total of 12.7 million journeys made 总共有1270万次行程

railway network铁路网络

Tomb Sweeping Day清明节

Qingming

Tomb Sweeping Day,also known as Qingming Festival

during the four-day Tomb Sweeping Day break在四天的清明节假期里

ended on Tuesday于周二结束

according to estimates by the national rail operater 据国家铁路运营商的估计

China Railway Corp中国铁路公司

over last year比起去年

a record for daily railway transportation单日铁路运输的记录

during the annual holiday在这一年一度的假期里

（2）NASA Spacecraft Halfway Between Pluto and Next Smaller Stop美国航天局将在冥王星和下一个小型目的地之间稍事休息

（3）Former US President Bush Touts Signature Africa AIDS Program in Botswana前美国总统布什在非洲博茨瓦纳签署艾滋病项目

tout推销，吹捧

touted his signature aid project for Africa推广了他签署的非洲艾滋项目

he hoped Washington would recognize its importance in saving lives threatened by AIDS他希望华盛顿方面能认识到，该项目在拯救被AIDS威胁的生命的重要性

recognize its importance in saving lives 认识到 的重要性

People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.

人们比你想象得更聪明，要给他们机会证明自己。