火车票退票费标准由20%降至5%

短语讲解：

1. I have spent much less on a refund.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

2. Yet, others worry that the lower refund fees could be good news for scalpers, who will pay less when they turn in tickets if they fail to find buyers.

turn in归还, 退还
例句：Tickets may be turned in at the box office.
可以在票房退票。

3. Nevertheless, Professor Ou says the new regulation will be beneficial in the long run.

in the long run从长远来看, 终究
例句：In the long run prices are bound to rise.
从长远看, 物价肯定要涨。

4. Apart from the new refund regulation, the ministry also plans to sell tickets for all bullet trains online by the end of September.

by the end of到…为止
例句：He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。

5. Yet, many people still choose to wait for hours at ticket windows instead of buying online.

wait for 等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。
instead of(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：He has been playing all afternoon instead of getting on with his work.
他整个下午一直在玩, 没有继续工作。

6. Some of them say they are not aware that there are other ways to buy the tickets, while others say they are not familiar with buying online and have some concerns about it.

familiar with熟悉
例句：Tom is quite familiar with the author.
汤姆很熟悉那位作家。

7. Because of the large number of visits to the Railways Ministry's official website, passengers may have difficulties registering and paying for their ticket orders.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

8. To solve the problems, the ministry has set up a hotline for ticket reservations as well as some self-service machines in railway stations so passengers can buy train tickets with their second-generation ID cards.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。