翻译 (fānyì)
Squeezed their way onto the train with great effort and difficulty （好不容易）
好不容易才挤上火车
TASK: Translate the following formal words into everyday spoken language。
春节期间
春节的时候
新年______，许多人都喜欢到纽约一起庆祝。（统计；内；临时；期间）
期间
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"traffic"
交通
Convert to a temporary waiting room
改成临时候车室
TASK: Translate the following formal words into everyday spoken language
汽车如蜗牛一般爬行
汽车像蜗牛一样爬行
在中国买火车票很难，在国庆节的时候买票更是__________________。（人山人海；难上加难；成千上万；临时）
难上加难
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"line up"
排队
Nearly 200, 000 people
将近20万人
TASK: Translate the following formal words into everyday spoken language
交通仍然拥挤不堪
交通还是非常拥挤
交通_______不堪。（拥堵；拥挤；挤满了；聚集）
拥堵
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"crowded"
拥挤
Seats are full, aisles packed, standing room only in the bathrooms! （V + 满了）
座位上坐满了人，走道上挤满了人，厕所里都站满了人
TASK: Translate the following formal words into everyday spoken language
然而北京城市内汽车并未减少
不过/但是 没减少
据统计，快到12点的時候， ______ 200万人______在时代广场周围。（不堪；将近；流量；聚集）
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"gather, get together"
聚集
Over the course of Spring Festival, passenger flow reached a peak （期间）
在春节期间，旅客流量达到高峰
TASK: Translate the following formal words into everyday spoken language
所有的检票厅都改成了临时候车室，而车站大厅前的广场上仍然是人山人海
但是 还是
很多人得________很长时间去排队，____________能买到。 (好不容易；超过；拥挤；提前)
提前 好不容易
Please write the character for the following word on the whiteboard. (30 seconds)
"explode; blast, explosion"
爆炸