students walk 400 km to get to hometown
two college students, who were short of funds, walked 400 km in seven days to reach yongzhou, their hometown in the province, changsha evening news reported friday.
jiang wenlong, 19, and zhang linghui, 20, both in their junior year in a college in changsha, started walking on jan 21 and reached yongzhou on jan 28.
they said they enjoyed the mega-marathon walk as they got a chance to absorb the beautiful scenery their province has to offer.
据周五的长沙晚报报道，两名大学生因为缺钱，七天内步行400公里回到他们的老家永州。
19岁的jiang wenlong和20岁的zhang linghui是长沙某大学的三年级学生，他们从一月二十一日开始走，于一月二十八日到达永州。
他们说，他们很享受这次超长距离的步行，因为这使得他们有机会欣赏该省（湖南省）美丽的风景。
seven days! can you imagine that? as respectful as i am of their optimism, the national transportation system really depresses me. from last year's 'let no students stand on the way home' to this year's 'real name system', the ministry of communications seemed to rack its brain tackling the predicament of returning during spring festival. ironically, it set up a variety of barriers to returning people and brought about widespread criticism. the exciting news of speedy railways and abundant transport still echos, why do people go back more and more difficultly?
suffering from the tortures of returning, i finally chose a place close to my hometown which is nearly two-hour drive away. now when the spring festival comes, i will be gratified with my absolutely correct decision.
wish one day everyone could return freely whenever it is...