Elementary - 300km/hour!(B2749)
A:
你知道吗？高铁每小时可以跑两百多公里。
nǐ zhīdào ma？ gāotiě měixiǎoshí kěyǐ pǎo liǎngbǎiduō gōnglǐ。
Do you know that high speed rail trains can travel at 200 kilometers per hour?
B:
比火车快两倍多呢。
bǐ huǒchē kuài liǎngbèi duō ne。
That's over two times the speed of regular trains.
A:
这是平均速度，最高速度是每小时三百多公里呢。
zhè shì píngjūn sùdù， zuì gāo sùdù shì měixiǎoshí sānbǎi duō gōnglǐ ne。
That's the average speed, the maximum speed is over 300 kilometers per hour.
B:
比开车快，又比飞机便宜，有了高铁真好。
bǐ kāichē kuài， yòu bǐ fēijī piányi， yǒu le gāotiě zhēn hǎo。
It's so handy to have the high-speed rail, as it is quicker than driving and cheaper than
flying.
A:
不过一些小地方就没办法停。
búguò yìxiē xiǎo dìfang jiù méibànfǎ tíng。
But you can't stop at smaller places.
Key Vocabulary
高铁
gāotiě
high-speed rail
每
měi
every
公里
gōnglǐ
kilometer
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倍
bèi
times/ fold
平均
píngjūn
average
速度
sùdù
speed
不过
bùguò
but
没办法
méibànfǎ
to be unable
停
tíng
to stop
Supplementary Vocabulary
温度
wēndù
Temperature
高度
gāodù
Altitude, height
程度
chéngdù
degree (level or extent)
时速
shísù
speed per hour
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