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High-speed train 高铁;动车
官方翻译:
①高铁是CHSR,全称为China High-speed Railway;
②动车为CRH,全称为China Railway High-speed.
“高铁”和“动车”在外国人眼里都是高速列车
故统称为
High-speed train
例句:
The high-speed trains have drastically [ˈdræstɪkl:ɪ] shortened the traveling time within China.
高速列车大幅度地缩短了在中国境内旅行的时间。
动车组列车也可以说:
bullet train,子弹头列车
(bullet子弹)
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大家可能有过这样的经历:赶着回家,但火车却要么晚点要么中途停留,能急skr人。
火车晚点大家就可以用一个很常见的词:delay
delay意思是"耽搁,延迟",如果表示延迟多长时间,可以在delay 后面加上for,即delay for.
The train is delayed for ten minutes.
火车晚点了10分钟。
中途停留可以用:layover / stopover
On our way to Paris, we had a three-hour layover in Amsterdam.
我们在飞往巴黎的途中,在阿姆斯特丹中途停留了三小时。
补充知识:
train 火车
local/fast train 慢/ 快车
through train 直达车
Standing ticket 站票
one-way ticket 单程票
round-trip ticket 往返票
Hard seat 硬座
Hard sleeper 硬卧
window seat 靠窗的座位
aisle [aɪl] seat 靠过道的座位
Soft sleeper 软卧
Second-class seat 二等座
First-class seat 一等座
Business-class seat 商务座
Coach/economy class seat 经济舱
dining car 餐车
compartment/coach 车厢
car No. 5 / coach No. 5 5号车厢
car attendant/train attendant 列车员
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其它常见的交通工具英语
bus 公交车
On his arrival, Jerry met him at the bus station
他来时,Jerry在汽车站迎接他。
car 汽车
They arrived by car.
他们是坐小汽车来的。
taxi 出租车
He set off by taxi.
他打的走了。
plane 飞机
He had plenty of time to catch his plane.
他有足够的时间赶飞机。
metro/subway 地铁
I don‘t ride the metro late at night.
我深夜不坐地铁。