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渝贵铁路25日开始运营

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2018-01-18 08:04 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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A railway connecting Chongqing and Guiyang, two major cities in southwest China, will open Jan. 25, China Railway Chengdu Group Co. Ltd., announced on Thursday.

中国铁路成都集团有限公司周四宣布，一条连接重庆和贵阳的铁路将于1月25日开通。

With a total length of 347 kilometers, the railway will have 12 stops. Designed for passenger trains running at a speed of 200 km per hour, the railway will improve traffic between China's southwest and the rest of the country.

The railway will cut travel time between Chongqing Municipality and Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province, from the current 10 hours to 2 hours, and shorten¹ travel time between Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, and Guiyang to 3.5 hours, the company said.

It will also significantly² shorten trips between Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing and eastern coastal³ areas.

A trial run of the railway was carried out on Dec. 24, 2017.

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收听单词发音

1 shorten
vt.弄短，缩小，减少
参考例句：
Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.小事故会缩短汽车寿命。 My dress is too long I must shorten it.我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。

2 significantly
adv.意味深长地；值得注目地
参考例句：
Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。 American English is significantly different from British English. 美国英语与英国英语有很大差异。

3 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

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