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[0:38] Chinese New Year Homecoming Peak: Crowds at Train Stations and Airports with Reunion Joy

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This article describes the busy crowds and festive atmosphere at train stations and airports during the Chinese New Year travel peak, and includes beginner English reading materials to help practice listening skills.

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The Chinese New Year travel rush season has arrived. During this time, train stations and airports are extremely busy as people from all over the country make their way home. The atmosphere is filled with excitement, anticipation, and a sense of urgency, as everyone is eager to reunite with their loved ones.

Train stations and airports are bustling with travelers carrying luggage, buying tickets, and waiting for their departures. The crowd moves in waves, and the sound of announcements, conversations, and footsteps fills the air. It is a scene that reflects both the hectic pace of travel and the joy of the holiday season.

Everyone is joyful, looking forward to reuniting with their families. The sense of togetherness and celebration is strong, and despite the crowded and sometimes chaotic environment, people are patient and happy. Chinese New Year is a special time for family bonds, cultural traditions, and shared happiness.

These are the listening exercises from beginner English readings collected by Qicai web editor Xiao Wu. We hope you gain some benefit from listening!

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rush
noun
1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
e.g. in his haste to leave he forgot his book
Synonym: hastehurryrushing
2. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
e.g. the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
Synonym: rushing
3. a sudden burst of activity
e.g. come back after the rush
4. a sudden forceful flow
Synonym: spatesurgeupsurge
5. the swift release of a store of affective force
e.g. they got a great bang out of it
what a boot!
he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
he does it for kicks
Synonym: bangbootchargeflushthrillkick
6. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
joyful
adj
1. full of or producing joy
e.g. make a joyful noise
a joyful occasion
2. full of high-spirited delight
e.g. a joyful heart
Synonym: elatedgleefuljubilant
stations
noun
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Synonym: Stations of the Cross