In contrast to last year, when the rush home for the lunar New Year celebration was hampered by freak storms, this year millions of migrant workers have already returned to their rural homes. Many will be staying there, because the global economic downturn has hit China hard, costing them their jobs.
去年那次反常的暴风雪阻断了人们回家庆祝农历新年的旅程，而今年则恰恰相反，数以百万计的离乡民工已经回到了他们在农村的家中。许多人将会留在家里，因为全球经济放缓给中国造成了沉重的打击，致使他们失去了工作。