How can the train operators possibly justify yet another increase to rail passenger fares?
铁路运营商怎么可能再次合理化提高铁路乘客票价呢？
It has become a grimly reliable annual ritual: every January the cost of travelling by train rises, imposing a significant extra burden on those who have no option but to use the rail network to get to work or otherwise.
这已成为一种令人沮丧但每年都会发生的惯例：每年一月，火车出行的成本都会上涨，给那些别无选择只能依靠铁路网络通勤或出行的人带来显著的额外负担。
Successive governments have permitted such increases on the grounds that the cost of investing in and running the rail network should be borne by those who use it, rather than the general taxpayer.
历届政府都允许此类涨价，理由是铁路网络的投资和运营成本应由使用者承担，而不是由全体纳税人承担。
However, over the past 12 months, those commuters have also experienced some of the worst rail strikes in years.
然而，在过去12个月里，这些通勤者也经历了数年来最严重的铁路罢工。
rail travelers.
铁路旅客。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。