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Meanwhile, over 250 million rail journeys are made across China during the festival.
同時，春運期間全國會有超過2.5億次鐵路旅程
Last year, 5.6 million rail tickets were sold in a single day.
去年在一天之內出售了560萬張火車票
One of the busiest stations in the country is Beijing West.
中國最繁忙的火車站之一就是北京西站
In the fortnight leading up to New Year's Eve,
在除夕前的兩星期開始
over 3 million people will pass through these ticket barriers, to get a train from here.
超過300萬人將會通過這些檢票口，從這里乘坐火車
That's over 200,000 people a day.
那意味著每天超過20萬人
For some, the days they take off now are the only holiday they get all year
對有些人來說，這幾日假期是他們一整年來唯一的假期
so they are prepared to travel a long way for a long time to get home.
因此他們準備來花很長時間，千里迢迢趕回家中
With so many people on the move, things can get complicated,
有這么多人要出門旅行，情況會變得復雜
especially when the weather intervenes.
尤其是當天氣因素摻雜其中時
This year, Chinese television reported
今年據電視臺報道
queues of up to 100,000 people at Guangdong train station when heavy snow caused delays.
由于大雪造成的延誤，在廣東火車站滯留的乘客超過十萬人
To keep everything running smoothly requires precision organisation, compared to the bustle outside,
只有進行精密的運營，春運才能順暢進行，和車站外面的喧鬧相比
the railway bureau control centre is an oasis of calm.
鐵路局控制中心就像一片平靜的綠洲
This place is incredible. It is huge.
這是個奇妙的地方。這里巨大無比
I feel like I'm in the control room of Apollo 13.
感覺像是在阿波羅13號的控制室里
And you can see that everyone is so focused and the concentration I feel, the buzz in the room,
這里每個人都全神貫注，屋里嗡嗡作響，我能感受到那專注的氣氛
because I guess they have to be, they've got ultimately responsible for every train that passes through
我想，他們必須要聚精會神，他們為每輛經過的列車負最終責任
In charge of keeping the system moving is Ye Guangguan.
負責系統運行的是葉廣觀
The station also takes on an extra 1000 workers on the ground to help ease the load.
車站還另外雇傭了一千名員工，為現場的乘客們減輕負擔
There is one group which is easy to spot by the way they are always shifting suitcases.
這群人特征明顯，一眼就能認出，他們總是在幫人搬箱子
One familiar sight to anyone who uses Beijing rail is the Red Caps.
去過北京站的人對紅帽子都不陌生
Their job is to help people load their luggage onto the trains.
紅帽子的工作就是幫著乘客把行李搬上火車
At this time of year, with everyone bearing gifts
過年的時候，每人都帶著禮物
they've truly got their work cut out for them.
紅帽子的工作深受乘客歡迎
Oh, that's so sad, it makes me cry.
哦，真讓人傷心，我都要哭了
I'll let him get back, I think I'm adding his work load.
我不再打擾他了，我覺得好像給他談麻煩了
