They called it the "great queue隊列 of China", and it went viral病毒 on the internet. It was a photo showing a visitor on the Great Wall near Beijing last week, with the famous structure snaking蜿蜒 to the horizon behind him completely hidden by a mass of other tourists. The vast廣闊 imperial帝國的 palace宮殿, the Forbidden City, at one point welcomed more than a hundred-and-eighty-thousand visitors in a single day.
In the desert沙漠 at Dunhuang, at least two camels transporting tourists reportedly died from overwork. And Chinese media said road traffic was up by thirteen per cent on last year, causing unprecedented史無前例的 jams. Many people in China don't take their leave entitlement權利 because regulations aren't properly enforced執行: they save their travelling for the two big annual public holidays - the other is at Chinese New Year. Then, it seems as if the whole country has shut down and everyone is on the road or on the train.
There've been renewed appeals上訴 for a third public holiday, in May, to be lengthened延長 to spread傳播, 散播 the strain應變. And a commentary by Xinhua news agency went further, calling for a proper正確, 適當 system of paid leave帶薪休假. It said that as Chinese people's living standards improved, public holidays were no longer enough to fulfil滿足 their needs.
In the desert沙漠 at Dunhuang, at least two camels transporting tourists reportedly died from overwork. And Chinese media said road traffic was up by thirteen per cent on last year, causing unprecedented史無前例的 jams. Many people in China don't take their leave entitlement權利 because regulations aren't properly enforced執行: they save their travelling for the two big annual public holidays - the other is at Chinese New Year. Then, it seems as if the whole country has shut down and everyone is on the road or on the train.
There've been renewed appeals上訴 for a third public holiday, in May, to be lengthened延長 to spread傳播, 散播 the strain應變. And a commentary by Xinhua news agency went further, calling for a proper正確, 適當 system of paid leave帶薪休假. It said that as Chinese people's living standards improved, public holidays were no longer enough to fulfil滿足 their needs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/10/121009_witn_chinese_holiday.shtml
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