英语中国游客在菲溺亡

MediaEnglish媒体英语12October2012Chinatourists中国游客請注意:中文文字内容只提供簡體版MediaEnglish媒体英语BritishBroadcastingCorporation2012Page1of3bbcukchina.
com/learningenglish在10月为期8天的公众假日结束后,数以百万计的人们在中国重返工作岗位.
这个假期是人们外出旅行和消费的时期.
然而这次长假特别令人关注的是在公路和主要旅游景点的堵塞情景.
请听BBC记者VivMarsh发回的报道:Theycalleditthe"greatqueueofChina",anditwentviralontheinternet.
ItwasaphotoshowingavisitorontheGreatWallnearBeijinglastweek,withthefamousstructuresnakingtothehorizonbehindhimcompletelyhiddenbyamassofothertourists.
Thevastimperialpalace,theForbiddenCity,atonepointwelcomedmorethanahundred-and-eighty-thousandvisitorsinasingleday.
InthedesertatDunhuang,atleasttwocamelstransportingtouristsreportedlydiedfromoverwork.
AndChinesemediasaidroadtrafficwasupbythirteenpercentonlastyear,causingunprecedentedjams.
ManypeopleinChinadon'ttaketheirleaveentitlementbecauseregulationsaren'tproperlyenforced:theysavetheirtravellingforthetwobigannualpublicholidays-theotherisatChineseNewYear.
Then,itseemsasifthewholecountryhasshutdownandeveryoneisontheroadoronthetrain.
There'vebeenrenewedappealsforathirdpublicholiday,inMay,tobelengthenedtospreadthestrain.
AndacommentarybyXinhuanewsagencyMediaEnglish媒体英语BritishBroadcastingCorporation2012Page2of3bbcukchina.
com/learningenglishwentfurther,callingforapropersystemofpaidleave.
ItsaidthatasChinesepeople'slivingstandardsimproved,publicholidayswerenolongerenoughtofulfiltheirneeds.
Questions1.
WhatisthenameofthefamouspalaceinBeijing'scitycentre2.
Whatkindofanimalsdiedfromoverworkasmentionedinthereport3.
HowmanybigpublicholidaysarethereinChina4.
WhatisthereportedincreaseinroadtrafficwhencomparedtopreviousyearVocabularyanddefinitionswentviral快速散播snaking弯来弯去的vast庞大的overwork操劳过度unprecedented从未有过的entitlement应有的权利enforced被执行shutdown关闭appeals呼吁strain负担MediaEnglish媒体英语BritishBroadcastingCorporation2012Page3of3bbcukchina.
com/learningenglishAnswerstothequestions1.
WhatisthenameofthefamouspalaceinBeijing'scitycentreAnswer:TheForbiddenCity.
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WhatkindofanimalsdiedfromoverworkasmentionedinthereportAnswer:Camels.
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HowmanybigpublicholidaysarethereinChinaAnswer:TwobigholidaysinOctoberandChineseNewYear.
4.
WhatisthereportedincreaseinroadtrafficwhencomparedtopreviousyearAnswer:Upby13percent.