2011年12月英语四级作文优秀范文:火车票实名制

 　　The Real-name Train Ticket Purchase System Launched

　　【精彩范文】

　　The Real-name Train Ticket Purchase System Launched

　　With the largest population in the world and an underdeveloped railway system, China is notorious for making train tickets particularly hard to purchase for ordinary citizens, especially during the Spring Festival when the railway is the primary means of transportation. As a result, ticket scalpers have proliferated¹, monopolizing² a large quantity of tickets by either hiring people to buy tickets or conspiring³ with the ticket sellers within the railway stations.

　　As the entire nation’s outrage⁴ over ticket scarcity⁵ keeps mounting, the Chinese government has introduced the drastic measure that citizens purchase train tickets with valid⁶ personal IDs. The system is designed primarily to crack down on ticket scalpers whose business has developed into a major industry. By allowing each individual to buy only one ticket, the system seeks to make tickets accessible to people in real need, rather than controlled by a small number of profit-seeking and illegal scalpers.

　　However, this reformatory measure, while somewhat easing ticket scarcity, creates new problems. Buyers find the whole buying process troublesome and time-consuming. When boarding the train, the passenger who forgets to bring his valid ID certificate will be denied access to the train. I believe the introduction of each new system is coupled with shortcomings and there must be ways to improve the system as it is enforced. Of course, we look forward to the day when China’s railway networks are so sufficiently⁷ developed that tickets are readily available to anyone at any time.

　　【参考译文】

　　火车票购买实名制实施

　　由于拥有世界上最众多的人口，但铁路系统欠发达，中国多年来一直臭名昭著，极难让普通民众顺利的买到车票； 尤其是在春节期间，火车作为人们主要的交通手段，一票难求。这样一来，票贩子们层出不穷，垄断了很大一部分票源。其做法有二：一是雇人购票，二是与火车站内的售票员狼狈为奸。

　　随着全体国民对购票难的愤慨之情日趋高涨，中国政府已引入了一项重大的举措，即公民凭有效个人身份证件购票。该制度主要旨在打击倒卖车票的黄牛党，其贩票生意几已形成一个庞大的产业。由于只允许每个人购买一张车票，购票实名制尽量要使车票到达真正有需求的人的手中，而不是被控制在一小撮违法乱纪、唯利是图的黄牛党手中。

　　然而，这一改革性举措，对票源紧缺虽有所缓解，也带来了某些新问题。购票者们发现，整个购票过程甚为繁琐，十分耗时。此外，持票登车时，忘带有效身份证件的旅客将被禁止上车。我相信，每个新体制的引入，都会伴随着这样那样的弊端。随着这一体制的不断实施，必将有方法将这一体制予以完善。当然，我们期盼着有朝一日，中国的铁路网变得如此之发达，以至于火车票对于任何人，无论在任何时候，都能得来不费吹灰之力。

　　【值得熟记的句式与短语】

　　1. an underdeveloped railway system欠发达的铁路系统

　　2. primary means of transportation主要的交通手段

　　3. ticket scalper票贩子，黄牛

　　4. conspire⁸ with与……勾结

　　5. drastic measure重大的举措

　　6. crack down on ticket scalpers打击倒卖车票的黄牛党

　　7. develop into a major industry形成一个庞大的产业

　　8. reformatory measure改革性举措

　　9. ease ticket scarcity缓解票源紧缺

　　10. troublesome and time-consuming繁琐、耗时

　　11. be denied access to the train被禁止上车

　　12. be coupled with与……结合，与……连接，与……配合

1 proliferated   

激增( proliferate的过去式和过去分词 )； （迅速）繁殖； 增生； 扩散

参考例句：

• Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year. 过去一年以来，论及这一问题的书和文章大量涌现。
• Influenza proliferated throughout the country. 流感在全国蔓延。

2 monopolizing   

v.垄断( monopolize的现在分词 )；独占；专卖；专营

参考例句：

• United States antitrust legislation prohibits corporations from dominating or monopolizing an industry. 美国反托拉斯法禁止公司控制或垄断一项工业。 来自辞典例句
• Only nobody else must be kind to him: I'm jealous of monopolizing his affection. 可就是用不着别人对他慈爱：我一心要独占他的感情。 来自辞典例句

3 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

4 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

5 scarcity   

n.缺乏，不足，萧条

参考例句：

• The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。
• The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。

6 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

7 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

8 conspire   

v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致

参考例句：

• They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
• History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。