China braces for another travel peak

 China braces¹ for another travel peak

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's transport networks are expected to experience another travel peak Saturday and Sunday, when millions of holiday-makers return as the week-long holiday draws to an end.

Trains are expected to carry a total of 7.7 million passengers Saturday while the country's roads are dealing² with a combined passenger volume of 80.81 million, a year-on-year rise of 7.6 percent, according to the ministries³ of railways and transport.

On Saturday, Beijing reported a 25-percent growth of inbound passengers from Friday on the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway while Shanghai witnessed a 10-percent rise in inbound passengers.

Meanwhile, 1.83 million people traveled by waters Saturday, an increase of 11.2 percent from the same day last year, said He Jianzhong, spokesman of the Ministry⁴ of Transport.

To cope with the rising passenger flows, transport authorities have added more trains and flights and self-drive travellers were advised to choose alternative roads to avoid congestions on major expressways.

The country witnessed a travel peak on Sept. 30, the first day of the eight-day holiday bridging the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday, with many expressways heavily jammed partially⁵ due to a new policy that made most expressways toll⁶ free during the holiday period for passenger cars with fewer than seven seats.

1 braces   

n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃，因为支架全松了。
• You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

6 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。