Beijing said goodbye to paper subway tickets yesterday. They were replaced with electronic ones.
北京于昨日告别了纸质地铁客票,开始启用电子客票。
With the introduction of the new Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system, passengers can now buy the new tickets from vending machines at the entrance to each platform.
随着自动售检票系统的启用,乘客现在可以通过各入口处的自动售票机购买电子票。
上述报道中,Automatic Fare Collection system就是“自动售检票系统”,简称AFC。vending machine指的是a slot machine for selling goods(自动售货机),在这里指“自动售票机”。我们生活中很常用的ATM则是Automatic Teller Machine(自动柜员机)的缩写。