六级阅读训练:为了安全起见中国的高铁将降速_大学英语阅读

六级阅读训练:为了安全起见中国的高铁将降速

　　Chinas high-speed trains are cutting back trips, slowing down and slashing prices at the order of the State Council. The cut backs, which start on August 16, focus on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and coastal railway lines of Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou, Wenzhou-Fuzhou, and Wenzhou-Xiamen in Zhejiang Province.

　　在国务院的指令下，中国高铁正在减少班次、降低速度、降低价格。这次的降速降价从8月16日开始，集中在京沪铁路、宁波-台州-温州的沿海铁路线以及浙江境内温州-福州和温州-厦门路段。

　　The decision was made after last months deadly train crash near Wenzhou.

　　这是在上个月发生在温州附近的严重列车相撞事故后做出的决定。

　　虽然不像以前那么快，但是更加安全了。

　　Chinas speedy trains slow down on Tuesday as a new operation system takes effect.

　　周二，在中国快速列车降速的同时，新的运行系统也生效了。

　　High-speed trains from Shanghai to Hangzhou, and Beijing to Tianjin are reduced from 350 kilometers per hour to 300 kilometers per hour. The ticket prices also see a five percent decrease.

　　沪杭高铁、京津高铁的时速从350公里下降到300公里。车票价格下浮5%。

　　Other lines that are affected by the new operation system include the Ningbo-Wenzhou and Wenzhou-Xiamen lines. Their speeds are adjusted from 250 kilometers per hour to 200 kilometers per hour. Passengers are expected to spend more time travelling.