火车boasting

BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Travellingthetracksinstyle别具一格的火车之旅TakeAwayEnglishBritishBroadcastingCorporation2019bbclearningenglish.
com/chinesePage1of4Vocabulary:trains词汇:火车Whodoesn'tloveatrainSincetheinventionofthefirststeam-poweredlocomotiveintheUKin1804,thispowerfulmodeoftransporthashelpedkeephumanprogressontrack.
Iftheyweren'thaulingfreightincars,they'dbepullingpassengersincarriages.
Inthemodernera,theironhorseisstillchuggingalongunderitsownsteam.
Andthesedays,manyareattractedtoitforitscomfort,styleandluxury.
IntheUK,anew150mfleetofCaledonianSleepershasjustbeenunveiled.
Theseovernighttrainsprovideanexperiencethatwill'transformtravelbetweenLondonandScotland,'saysRyanFlahertyofSerco,thecompanyoperatingtherailservice,inaBBCarticle.
Indeed,thefleetfeatures40sleepercarriagesfittedwithshowers,aclubcarfordiningandnewengineeringinthecouplerstopreventshuntingfromwakingrestingpassengers.
Butitdoesn'tstopthere.
Allovertheglobe,luxurytrainsdelivercomfortandopulenceonrailstopassengerslookingtoletoffsteam.
Whynottryawhistle-stoptourofIndiaonTheMaharajas'ExpressTaking88guestsatatimeonafouroreight-nighttrip,thetrainboastsrestaurantcars,abarandalounge.
IfSouthAfricaismoretoyourtaste,youcantravelforover31hoursfromCapeTowntoPretoriainaspaciouscabinboastingfive-starserviceonTheBlueTrain.
FancySouthAmericaTheBelmondAndeanExplorerisitsfirstsleepertrain.
Theyboastitisoneofthehighesttrainroutesintheworld.
ItcanwhiskyouacrossPerufromCusco,theIncancapital,toArequipa,'theWhiteCity'.
Andofcourse,nomentionoflocomotiveluxurywouldbecompletewithoutthefamousVeniceSimplon-Orient-Express,thewell-knownsettingofapopularmurdermysterynovel.
TravellingacrossEuropetovariousdestinationssuchasLondon,ParisandVenice,itsartdecocabinsaremannedbystewardsandfeaturearesidentpianist.
Trainsareold.
Anditisperhapsthisagethatappealstomanypeople.
Steppingonboardaluxurytraintotravelasweusedtolongagoevokesromanticmemoriesofgrandjourneysatamoremeasuredpace.
Ifthisappealstoyou,whynotconsideroneforyournextholidayI'msureyourexperiencewillbeanythingbutatrainwreck.
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com/chinesePage2of4词汇表train火车steam-powered蒸汽驱动的locomotive火车头modeoftransport运输方式keepsomethingontrack使…保持正常进行haul拖、拉(重物)freight货物car汽车carriage火车车厢ironhorse"铁马",指蒸汽火车chug突突地行驶underyourownsteam靠自己的力量fleet列车队sleeper卧铺coupler火车耦合器shunting火车转轨rail铁轨letoffsteam释放、缓解精力whistle-stoptour(在各地短暂停留的)蜻蜓点水式观光cabin列车车厢steward乘务员onboard在车上trainwreck失败、灾难TakeAwayEnglishBritishBroadcastingCorporation2019bbclearningenglish.
com/chinesePage3of4测验与练习1.
阅读课文并回答问题.
1.
Apartfromluxurytravel,whatotherusesdoesthearticlementiontrainshave2.
WheredoestheCaledonianSleepertakepassengersfromandto3.
Whichfamoustrainwasthesettingofarenownednarrative4.
TrueorfalseTherouteoftheBelmondAndeanExploreristhehighestintheworld.
5.
Whichwordinthearticlemeans'expensiveandluxurious'2.
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习.
选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处.
1.
Allovertheworld,lorries,shipsandtrainstransportfromonecountrytoanother.
frayedfreightfraitafraid2.
I'msorry,canIyoualongthebenchabitsoIcansitdownThankyou!
chugshuntrailsteam3.
Thisweekend,I'mgoingtodonothingbutwatchTV.
Ireallyneedtosteam-poweredundermyownsteamletoffsteamwhistle-stoptour4.
Thisprojecthasbeenacompletesincethemomentwehiredyou.
You'refired!
trainwreckironhorsewhistle-stoptourcarriage5.
IfIcanwithmymortgage,thehousewillbemineinlessthanthreeyears!
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com/chinesePage4of4答案1.
阅读课文并回答问题.
1.
Apartfromluxurytravel,whatotherusesdoesthearticlementiontrainshaveThearticlementionstrainshaulingfreightandpullingpassengers.
2.
WheredoestheCaledoniansleepertakepassengersfromandtoTheCaledoniansleepertravelsbetweenLondonandScotland.
3.
WhichfamoustrainwasthesettingofarenownednarrativeTheVeniceSimplon-Orient-Expressisthewell-knownsettingofapopularmurdermysterynovel.
4.
TrueorfalseTherouteoftheBelmondAndeanExploreristhehighestintheworld.
False.
TheBelmondAndeanexplorerboastsoneofthehighesttrainroutesintheworld.
5.
Whichwordinthearticlemeans'expensiveandluxurious'Opulence.
Allovertheglobe,luxurytrainsdelivercomfortandopulenceonrailstopassengerslookingtoletoffsteam.
2.
请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习.
选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处.
1.
Allovertheworld,lorries,shipsandtrainstransportfreightfromonecountrytoanother.
2.
I'msorry,canIshuntyoualongthebenchabitsoIcansitdownThankyou!
3.
Thisweekend,I'mgoingtodonothingbutwatchTV.
Ireallyneedtoletoffsteam.
4.
Thisprojecthasbeenacompletetrainwrecksincethemomentwehiredyou.
You'refired!
5.
IfIcankeepontrackwithmymortgage,thehousewillbemineinlessthanthreeyears!