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Free talk: 1.How did you spend National Day? 2. News report Hot Words of Society Chinese railway traffic sets new daily record The number of passengers traveling on railway sets a new daily record on Oct.1 Daily railway traffic on Friday hits 8.3 million riders, up 19.8 percent year on year and overtaking the daily record of 7.1 million set on May 1 during the Labor Day, the Ministry of Railway said. Chinese 2nd lunar probe Change-2 blasts off successfully The satellite blasted off from No. 2 launch tower at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province. Change-2 lays foundation for the soft-landing on the moon and further exploration of outer space, The lunar satellite is expected to take about 112 hours, or almost five days, to arrive at its lunar orbit, faster than 12 days taken by the Change-1 three years ago. China launched its first lunar probe, Change-1, in October 2007, marking a milestone in the countrys space exploration. China became the third country after Russia and the United States to send a person into space in 2003. Words on transportation 春运 站票 逃票者 磁悬浮列车 轻轨火车 班车 末班车 Words on transportation 春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival 站票 standing-room-only ticket 逃票者 ticket evader 磁悬浮列车 Maglev (magnetically levitated train) 轻轨火车 light rail train 班车 scheduled bus 末班车 the last bus/ train Free talk: Which kind of transportation do you like , train, plane, or bus, why? Words about Food 包装食品 ; 副食品；零食；快餐；包子;馒头；稀饭；方便面；粽子；油条；麻花；豆浆；大排档；涮羊肉；啤酒肚；老字号；年夜饭；美食节；一次性筷子；AA制 包装食品 packaged foods 快餐 fast food 副食品 non-staple food 零食 junk food 包子 steamed bun 馒头 steamed bread 稀饭 porridge 方便面 instant noodle 粽子 glutinous rice dumpling 油条 fried bread stick / Chinese donut 麻花 fried Dough Twist /twisted steamed bread 豆浆 soybean milk 大排档 sidewalk snack booth 涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton 啤酒肚 beer belly 老字号 an old and famous shop 年夜饭 family reunion dinner 美食节 gourmet festival 一次性筷子 throwaway chopst