中国春运揭开序幕

短语讲解：

1. The annual 40-day travel rush lasts from January 8th to February 16th this year, as millions of travelers will board public transport in order to journey across the country to enjoy Spring Festival celebrations with their families.

in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

2. In Beijing West Railway Station, more than 100 checkpoints have been set up, and at Beijing Railway Station over 30 checkpoints are in operation.

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。

3. With train ticket in hand, He went to the Beijing West Railway Station two hours prior to the departure time of his train; believing that he would have to spend a long time going through the ticket checking procedure.

in hand在手中, 有关系
例句：I haven't any money in hand.
我手头一分钱都没有。
prior to在…之前
例句：The will was made two days prior to his death.
遗嘱是在他死亡前两天立的。

4. However, to his surprise, it only took Lao about ten minutes to pass through the checkpoint, thanks to the fact that the Beijing West Railway Station has set up 106 checkpoints around the station.

pass through经过, 通过
例句：She said she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me.
她说她要路过巴黎, 想跟我聊一聊。
thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning.
幸亏你, 我才没有淹死。

5. Song Jianguo, spokesman for the Beijing West Railway Station says at the beginning of Chunyun the station is expected to receive up to 160,000 passengers a day.

be expected to预计
例句：The death toll is expected to rise.
预计死亡人数还会增加。

6. Apart from additional number of staff on duty, efficiency has been maintained with the help of volunteer university students who are answering passenger queries.

apart from除去，撇开…来说(表示除…以外尚有)，此外，加之
例句：Apart from some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.
除了一些拼写错误, 这篇文章写得很不错。
with the help of借助于, 利用
例句：I read English magazines with the help of a dictionary.
我借助字典翻阅英文杂志。

7. After passengers have had their tickets and ID checked at the exhibition center, they can take the subway free of charge to the Guangzhou Railway Station, and board their train directly, without having to go through the ticket checkpoints at the railway station.

go through穿过, 通过
例句：The river goes through the city.
这条河流穿过这个城市。

8. To cope with the rush, railway authorities, bus companies and airlines are increasing their capacity.

cope with对付…
例句：I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
既要照顾家庭又要工作, 我不知道她是怎样应下来的。