GreattoseeyouthisWednesday.I'mCarlAzuz,coveringcurrenteventsonCNNSTUDENTNEWS.
GotanontheU.S.presidentialracecomingupinafewminutes.Butwe'restartingwithnewsfromtheWorldHealthOrganization.
ThemedicalbranchoftheUnitedNationshasdeclaredaninternationalpublichealthemergency,andit'sbecauseofthelightningfastspreadoftheZikavirus.Theemergencydeclarationhashopedtospeedupinternationalcooperationinresearchinfightingthevirus.
What'sinterestingaboutZikaisthatunlikesomeothervirusesspreadbymosquitoes.So,thinkmalariaanddenguefever.DoctorssayZikaisnotaclinicallyseriousinfectiontomanypeople,butit'sbeenlinkedtoanalarmingincreasedinbabiesbornwithmicrocephaly.Aconditionthatcausesthemtohaveabnormallysmallheadsandseriousdevelopmentalproblems.
ZikacaseshaveincreasedinBrazilandFrenchPolynesia.Buttoexplorethehistoryofthevirus,youhavetogotoEastAfrica.
ClosetotheSpringFestival,ontheInternet,onTVandinthenewspaper,theSpringFestivalwasreportedeveryday.Lookatthepictureonthecornerofthecrowd,watchingaspringtelltroublearticle,hearpeoplesighandcomplain,Ihadafearofthespringfestival.
Well,I'mreallyafraidofwhat.BeforetheSpringFestival,myfathersolemnlyannouncedthatthisyearwewillreturntoourhometown-Jiangsuforthenewyear.Ah?Thenewswaslikeaheavybomb,andIfelldownonthesofa.ArewegoingtojointheSpringFestivalarmy?It'sawful.Lookingatmyfather'sfirmlook,Icanonlyswallowthewordsofresistanceintomystomach.ItseemsthatthistimeIreallyhavetotrythepoweroftheSpringFestival.
Onthisday,afterpackingup,wecametotherailwaystation.Thetrainstationwasintheseaofpeople,andeveryonewascarryingsmallbags.Therewerepeopleinthewaitingroom,alltheseatsintheseats,andeventheaisleandthecornerwereallpeopleandluggage.Myearisfullof"buzz"voice,andthesoundofthehorn,thechildcrying,loudcriesofhawkers......Allkindsofvoicesriseandfall.Ifrowned,squeezedintothecrowdwithmymomandDad,andstoodwaiting.Lookingatthepassengersaroundyou,theywereallexcited,asiftheywerehome.
"Checktheticket!"Afterashout,thearmyinthewaitingroomimmediatelyflockedtotheticket.Allthepeopleareangrylikecrowdedforward,astowhodesperatelylike.Iwascaughtinthecrowd,movingforwardinvoluntarily.Themotherclungtome,forfearofaccidentallybrokenupbythecrowds.Itisnoteasyforustogetoutofthecrowdandpickuptheplatform.Igaspedandlookeddownandfoundthattheshoeshadbeentrampledinamess...
Atlast,Igotonthebus.Thecarwasfulloftelephoneandtextmessages,andpassengerswereeagertoreportthenewstotheirfriendsandfriends.Iwasexcitedtoseethejoyandexpectationinmyface.Idiscussedwithmyparentsaboutthechangesintheirhometownandtheplanforthenewyear.
Now,I'mnotafraidoftheSpringFestival.AlthoughtheSpringFestivalreturnhomeisveryhard,butcanexchangewithfamilyreunionhappytime,value!
TransportationduringtheSpringFestival,calledchunyuninChinese,isanannualtestonChina'stransportationsystems.
中国人将“春节期间的运输”简称为“春运”，它是对我们中国交通运输系统的年度考验。
TheSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseLunarNewYear,whichfallsinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruaryaccordingtoGregoriancalendar,isthemostimportantfestivalfortheChineseasitisanoccasionforreunionswithfamilyandfriends.
春节，即我们中国农历新年，通常始于公历一月末或二月初，它是我们中国人最重要的节日，是家人及亲朋好友团聚的日子。
Particularly,peoplehopetoreturnhomefromworkorstudytohaveareuniondinnerwithfamiliesontheLunarNewYear'sEve.
人们尤其希望在学习和工作之后赶回家中与家人一起吃年夜饭。
HundredsofmillionsofChinesepeopleareonjourneyastheSpringFestivaltravelseasonbegins.Therefore,ChunyunhascreatedenormouspressureonChina'stransportationsector.
春运期间，数以亿计的我们中国人都在旅途奔波，因此，它给我们中国的交通部门造成了巨大的压力。
TheMinistryofRailwayandtheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommissionusuallyissuecircularsduringtheperiod,demandingthatcoordinationmechanismsbeestablishedamongtransportationdepartments,differentlocalitiesandpolice,andthatcountermeasuresbemadeinplaceincaseofemergenciestoensureefficiencyandacompletesuccessduringthepeaktravelseason.
我们中国铁道部和国家发改委在此期间会下发各类通知，要求运输部门、地方各级部门、警察部门建立协调机制，制定各种措施应对紧急情况的发生，确保运输效率，保证高峰季节的运输得以顺利完成。
heSpringFestivaltravelrushisknownasthebiggestmovementofhumanityintheworld.Theofficialestimateonnumbersofpassengertripstobemadeinthe40-dayperiodsurroundingtheholidayis3.1billion.Toensureasmoothjourneyforeverypassenger,railwaydepartmentshaveadoptedvariousmeasures,includingservicingmoretemporarytrains,moreticketsbooths,longerworkinghoursandanonlineticketpurchasingsystem.
ThetrafficisverybusyduringtheSpringFestival,especiallythetrainstation.
Manypeopledecidetoreturnbacktotheirhometownbytrain,soitmakethetrafficverycrowdedandbusy.
Now,thenumberofthepeoplewhogohomebytrainisincreasingquickly.
Forthetrainticketsarecheaperthantheairplanetickets,manypeoplewouldrathertravelroundbytraininsteadofairplane.