“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(jié)返鄉(xiāng),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(guān)鏈接:英國俚語:票販子
(英語點津陳蓓編輯)
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