9月28日，为期11天的铁路国庆黄金周运输正式启动。

杭州东站出行的旅客(图片来源：中国日报)

A total of 108 million train trips are expected to be made during the travel rush from Monday through Oct 8, with a daily average of about 9.82 million trips, China State Railway Group said.

中国国家铁路集团有限公司表示，自9月28日至10月8日，全国铁路预计发送旅客1.08亿人次，日均982万人次。

【单词讲解】

这里的rush是名词，表示同一时间段内很多人同时做一件事，也就是我们所说的“高峰期”，比如，Spring Festival travel rush(春运)、Christmas shopping rush(圣诞购物季)等。此外，这个词也可以用作动词，表示“快速做某事、突袭”等，比如：I've been rushing (about/around) all day trying to get everything done.(我忙了一整天，想把所有事情都办完。)We shouldn't rush to blame them.(我们不应该急着责怪他们。)

The company noted the peak of train transport is expected to be registered on Oct 1 -- the first day of the National Day holiday, with 13 million passenger trips. The figure will hit a record high for daily railway passenger trips after the outbreak.

国铁集团表示，10月1日为客流最高峰，预计发送旅客1300万人次，将创新冠肺炎疫情发生以来铁路日均客流新高。

To serve rising demand, 9,500 trains will be put into operation every day, an addition of 1,200 trains compared to a normal period, it added.

为了应对不断增加的出行需求，全国铁路预计日均开行旅客列车达到9500列，比节前日均增加1200列以上。

公路自驾游比例高

Some 408 million road trips are expected to be made during the holiday, according to the Ministry of Transport. All expressways will be toll-free for passenger cars with seven seats or fewer from Friday to Oct 8.

交通运输部表示，国庆假期期间公路自驾游有望达到4.08亿次。今年国庆节、中秋节假期，全国收费公路将免收小型客车通行费，具体免费时段从10月1日00:00开始，10月8日24:00结束。

【相关词汇】

假日经济 holiday economy

国内游 domestic tourism

夜间经济 nighttime economy

客流高峰期 peak time for passenger transport

黄金周 golden week

假后综合症 post-holiday syndrome