英語學習論壇的“聽力練習區(qū)”正式與大家見面啦。歡迎大家來這里練習聽力，交流經(jīng)驗，共同進步。

本練習區(qū)的音頻文件選自英語點津的“聽中國日報”、“VOA常速”、“流行金曲”及“名人演講”等欄目，題材豐富，難度各異，適合不同階段的英語學習者。

英語點津會定期發(fā)布音頻材料，大家可以在跟帖中貼出自己聽寫出的音頻文字稿。每個音頻材料的標準文字稿會在帖子發(fā)布兩天后公布。

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Around 210 million Chinese people will face ticket shortages and massive crowds as they try to head home for next month’s Lunar New Year celebrations, the Ministry of Railways warned yesterday.

The weeklong holiday begins February 13. It is the only chance for many, including tens of millions of migrant workers, to return home to see their families each year.

To ease the pressure of huge crowds flooding to get tickets home, a temporary ticket office with 200 windows – the largest of its kind ever built in China – opened at the Shanghai Railway Station yesterday.

Altogether, there are about 700 windows at various ticket-selling venues in Shanghai.

Meanwhile, in Beijing, the first day of sales for Spring Festival travel saw a mild increase in passengers. Beijing Railway Station officials say about 50,000 to 70,000 people are lining up every day to buy tickets.

A railway official told China Daily the number of people buying train tickets in Beijing likely will peak around February 10th, a few days before the start of the Spring Festival.

（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 Helen 編輯）

About the broadcaster:

Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant. She came to China from the United States.