Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Reading(Welcome to the unit & Reading).doc

Unit4Publictransport从北京到上海只需要288分钟！中国的高铁时代已经到来越来越多的旅客会放弃飞机而选择火车。BinRailwayDreamsImagineonedaygettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhoursandthenafterafulldayofworkgoingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere.Soundsunusualdoesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealisticwiththedevelopmentofChina'shigh­speedrailwayplantoconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsiaandeventuallyEasternEurope.Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh­speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15yearseventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.IfChina'splanforthehigh­speedrailwaygoesforwardpeoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina'shigh­speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhouralmostasfastassomeairplanes.Ofcoursetherearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettledsuchassafetyrailgauge(轨距)maintenance(维修)ofrailwaytracks.Soit'simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.It'llbeawin­winproject.Forothercountriestherailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusinesstourismandsoonnottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.ForChinasuchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch­neededresourcesbutwouldalsohelpdevelopChina'sfarwest.Weforeseethatinthecomingdecadesmillionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregionswherethelandisemptyandresourcesareunused.Withhigh­speedtrainspeoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey'lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.1．unrealisticadj.不现实的不切实际的2．negotiatevi.&vt.谈判协商3．zipvi.疾行前往4．technicaladj.技术的技术上的5．definitelyadv.确切地肯定地6．migratevi.迁徙移居1．Whatbenefitsdoyouthinkthehigh­speedrailwaysystemcanbringus?_____