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“站票”怎么說
[ 2007-02-15 16:23 ]
春運回家，一票難求。對普通老百姓而言，最沒辦法的辦法就是搶購一張“站票”了。“站票”怎么說？看看下面這篇題為“Track of my tears”（《辛酸的旅程》）的新聞報道：
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.
報道說，春節返鄉，學生和民工一般購買低價的硬座票，而硬座車廂里又擠滿了只有站票的無座乘客。
顯然，“站票”相應的英文表達是“standing-room ticket”。稍作提醒噢，直譯而來的“standing ticket”絕對語義不通，詞綴“-room”在此表示“space”（空間）。
順便提一下，報道中的“hard seat”指的是“硬座”，相應的，“軟座”則是“soft seat”，而“軟臥”則可表示為“cushioned berth”。此外，為乘客訂票的“訂票點”可表達為“tickets-booking agency/office”。
相關鏈接：英國俚語：票販子
（英語點津陳蓓編輯）
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