12306图片验证码成智力挑战
Train users in China are complaining about the online booking system, saying the newly-updated image Captcha system has turned the ticket-buying process into an intellectual challenge.
中国的火车票购买者抱怨道，网上售票系统新升级的图片验证码让购买火车票成了一项智力挑战。
With the Spring Festival Holiday right around the corner, huge numbers of people are already going online, booking train tickets for the most important vacation of the year. However, the recently updated image Captcha system on 12306.com, china's one and only official online ticket selling platform - seems to be giving everybody a hard time, as the questions are too difficult.
It's been reported that only 8 percent of users pass the test on their first try and 27 percent get it right on the second time.
The image recognition test is required both when logging in and when buying the tickets. Most users say they've lost their desired ticket after taking too long to pass the test while others complain it is annoying how difficult the questions are.
"I've got it wrong so many times. After I finally pass the test, the ticket I want is sold out."
"The picture looks like neither turtle nor trionyx. It is a waste of time for me to try figuring out which pictures are what!"