The Woeld

胡蓉

火車可以在天上跑啦！世界首條新能源空鐵來了，它把鐵軌架在空中，把車廂懸掛在空中，不與人爭路、不與車爭路、不與植物爭生存空間，且建設成本低、建造周期短、適應性強！以后我們可乘坐“空鐵”出行呢！

The worlds fastest moving panda is famous！ It is not a real animal. It is a train. Look at the picture， please. The train with red flowers is in the sky. It is linked to the suspension monorail2. The train was officially tested in southwest Chinas Chengdu， Sichuan province， the home of giant pandas on November 21， 2016.

世界上移動最快的熊貓出名啦！它不是真正的動物，而是火車。請看圖，戴著紅花的火車在空中，它與高架單軌鐵路連接。2016年11月21日，該火車在中國西南的四川省成都市，大熊貓的家鄉進行了正式測試。

The train is designed to be like a panda. It is black and white. It has two carriages. It ran at the speed of 60 kph. It can carry a maximum3 of 230 passengers at a time. It is made in China！You may call it “Panda Express” or “Panda Train” or “Sky Train” simply.

火車設計成像熊貓的樣子，黑白色，有兩節車廂。它時速60公里，最大載客量為230人。它是中國制造的！你可簡稱它為“熊貓快車”或“熊貓火車”或“天車”。

Lithium4 batteries power the train. This is revolutionary. Other countries use traditional power supply modes. So the Panda Train is the worlds first new energy suspension train！ During the day， it runs. During the night， people charge it in order to avoid using energy peak5 hours. When it is fully charged， it can run for four hours non-stop.

鋰電池供給火車能量，這是一場革命。其他國家使用的是傳統的電供給模式。因此，熊貓火車是世界上第一列新能源高架火車！在白天，它運行；在夜間，人們給它充電，以避開使用能源高峰時段。當充滿電之后，它能持續地跑4個小時。

The monorail is five meters high， 1.4 kilometers long. It simulates6 the citys different road conditions. The construction cost is just one-fifth to one-eight of a subways construction cost. It can save a lot of money and space. People can build it more easily and quickly than the subway.

單軌有5米高，1.4公里長。它模擬城市不同的路況，建設成本僅僅是地鐵建設成本的五分之一到八分之一。它能節約大量資金和空間，建造該火車比建造地鐵更加簡單和快速。

After the train finishes 10，000 kilometers of operation， it will begin to serve us. It will be a new traffic tool in the future！The ticket will be not expensive later. It may be as cheap as the ticket price of the bus and the subway. The government will give the subsidy7. If it is mainly used in scenic spots， the price will be higher than the daily transportation cost.

當火車試運行完1萬公里后，將開始為我們服務。它將是未來的一種新交通工具。票價不會太貴，可能像大巴車和地鐵的票價一樣便宜，政府將給予補貼。如果它主要用在各景點，那么價格將比日常交通費高一些。

Lets wait for it patiently now and take it later happily！

讓我們現在耐心地等待，以后開心地乘坐吧！

Notes：

1. suspension n. 懸浮

2. monorail n. 單軌；單軌鐵路

3. maximum n. [數] 極大，最大限度；最大量

4. lithium n. 鋰（符號Li）

5. peak n. （任何物體的）最高點；頂點；最高峰

6. simulate vt. 模仿；假裝；冒充

7. subsidy n. 補貼；津貼；補助金