英语热词：我国高铁动卧将设“女宾专有包房”

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China's rail operators said that starting from April 10, they will roll out more personalized services in eight high-speed trains to attract customers with offers such as deep discounts and ladies-only compartments.

"When female passengers are booking tickets on 12306.cn, they will be given priority in ticket allocation in the ladies-only compartments because the online system can automatically identify the gender from the ID card," said an employee working in the Shanghai Railway Bureau.

To become more competitive, high-speed rail operators are also offering seasonal discounts of up to 30 percent for passengers.

中国铁路部门表示，从4月10日起，8对高铁列车将提供更多个性化服务以吸引乘客，其中包括深度折扣以及女宾包房等服务。

一位在上海铁路局工作的员工说到，“女性乘客在12306官网购票时，系统会优先将票分配到女宾包房中，因为系统会通过用户的身份证号自动识别其性别。”

同时，为了更具有竞争力，高铁部门还向乘客提供高达30%的季节性折扣。

【讲解】

文中的ladies-only compartment就是“女宾包房”的意思，其中compartment指火车车厢里分隔出来的隔间、包房，如：Can I make a shift into another compartment?（我能不能换个包房？）；此外，carriage在英式英语中也可指火车车厢，如：first-class carriage （头等车厢）

第二段中的priority是名词，意为“优先权；优先”，常用短语有：give priority to（给 ……以优先权），absolute priority（绝对优先权），top priority（应予最优先考虑的事）等。（中国日报网）