for a single use of the bathroom! My Goodness, a meal there only set me back US$5! But I had no choice.Later on, I realized my mistake. It's only those who don't buy food who have to pay.For 24 euros (US$23.78 ……

. For example, a soft-sleeper to Guangdong is 245 yuan. Any ticket going for around 250 to 290 yuan.... For example, many students don’t know about the watermark on tickets. Lessone 2How do I start ……

Dirty tricks rule on railwaysDear editor,My last winter vacation made me reconsider our railways' so-called "peak season" problems.As everyone knows, hard sleeper tickets are difficult to get. One ……

. For example, she is a very light sleeper and forbids the rest of us from talking after lights-out. She likes... protests. Quarrels happen almost daily in our dorm and I'm sure she feels isolated. I don't like ……

hard seat or hard sleeper?" snapped the woman impatiently, as though I must have made a mistake."Hard... the availability of tickets, and the cheap price, sitting in a hard seat on a Chinese train gave me more of an ……

A: Don't pull yourpunches. Tell me what you really thoughtB: Well, I guess the play could have been more exciting.Pull your punches: 保留真实想法 ……

A: Don't pull your punches. Tell me what you really thought.B: Well, I guess the play could have been more exciting.Pull your punches: 保留真实想法 ……

A: Hey, guess what!B: I don't know. Just tell mewhat you want to say!Guess what: 你猜怎么着？你知道吗？ ……

it easy to get a sleeper on the trains. Because I'm a teacher, I only travel in the holidays.However, I... if it is the first day of booking. What we have ended up doing is reserving a hard sleeper or soft ……

-sleeper room. However, it was a long trip and became a bit uncomfortable. There are not enough seats... working with 21st Century. Each week, they will tell you something about their new adventures. ……

journey home?Li Xin, 18, English major at Xiamen University of Technology The lower tax helps me a lot... 1,250 yuan, which is quite a lot for me, so 110 yuan was a great thing. When you figure ……

The fish netJake: Can you tell me what fish net (渔网) is made of, Ann?Ann: A lot of little holes tied together with strings (细绳).Give me a dollarSon: Dad, give me a dime (十分硬币).Father: Son, don't you ……

THE first thing that struck me on the train from Beijing to Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, was the space.Adrian and I had the cheapest tickets for the train, yet we were sharing a sleeper compartment ……

of ShanghaiADear Zhu Dongrun: What a good friend you are to hide your irritation (恼怒). Don’t tell... are ordinary and not as clever as him. Tell him they don’t like to be reminded (提醒) of it all the time ……

Great scientistsTeacher: Can you tell me anything about the great scientists of the 18th century...?Criminal (罪犯): Because I don’t know how to make real money. ……