时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:2018CRI中国国际广播电台


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With the annual Spring Festival travel rush kicking into high gear, various services involving smart technology are now available to try to improve services for travellers.


At the Beijing South Railway Station, a new smart gate is using facial recognition to screen passengers.


The 'smart gate' takes a photo of the passenger while it’s reading his or her tickets and identity cards.


That photo is then compared to information on a police database, with passengers only permitted to enter the station if the information is matched successfully.


Authorities claim the machines are streamlining the identity verification process, cutting it down to just a few seconds.


Many travellers say the machines are less time consuming with higher efficiency.


"I often travel by train. The system is much quicker than before. I like it. It only takes a couple of seconds," says one traveller


"I think it's quite convenient and fast, and more efficient than before. It may also save manpower. I have more free time to arrange my own schedule as well," says another traveller.


Huang Xin, deputy director of the transportation service department of China Railway Corporation, says facial recognition systems are being employed at railway stations across the country.


"Currently over 110 railway stations in China have adopted the facial recognition system to ensure the passenger, the identity and the ticket all match up. Many passengers who use it once are very likely to use it again," says Huang.


Other smart technologies being implemented 1 include car-sharing services, smart navigation systems, shared massage 2 armchairs in the waiting rooms, as well as online meal ordering on trains.


At the same time, the process of purchasing tickets online for the Spring Festival travel rush has also been upgraded with smart services.


Various technologies have also been adopted to optimize 3 the online train ticket booking system.


"We have implemented a variety of risk management measures, such as a cloud-based query 4 system for people still looking to buy tickets. We have also improved the verification code system to ensure that 90% of the passengers will not need to input 5 these codes when purchasing the tickets online. The system structure and user interface 6 of the mobile app have also been upgraded to provide passengers with a much more pleasant experience," says Zhu Jiansheng, deputy director of the Institute of Computing 7 Technology at China Academy of Railway Sciences.


During the Spring Festival travel rush this year, authorities estimate that four out of every five train tickets are being bought online, with more than 10 million being sold each day.



1 implemented
v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效
  • This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革,经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
2 massage
n.按摩,揉;vt.按摩,揉,美化,奉承,篡改数据
  • He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
  • Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。
3 optimize
v.使优化 [=optimise]
  • We should optimize the composition of the Standing Committees.优化人大常委会组成人员的结构。
  • We should optimize our import mix and focus on bringing in advanced technology and key equipment.优化进口结构,着重引进先进技术和关键设备。
4 query
n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑
  • I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
  • They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。
5 input
n.输入(物);投入;vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
6 interface
n.接合部位,分界面;v.(使)互相联系
  • My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
  • This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了,适用范围广。
7 computing
n.计算
  • to work in computing 从事信息处理
  • Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代(约1980年),他们就创办了软件公司。
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