2011年12月英语六级阅读突破：中国高铁将降速

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China's 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.
' g3 i  o$ F1 ^$ a5 Y1 N3 M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。
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4 Q3 v& E. X4 r* N  W; v7 zThe decision was made after last month's 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。

' U; O2 L5 X4 K  f4 f. INot as fast as before, but much safer.
虽然不像以前那么快，但是更加安全了。wｗw.ExamＷ.CoM
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0 x! T# X+ k0 `7 h& ^6 n- PChina's 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。
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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.
! p7 k" {/ e; F% p! m  V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%。
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+ D8 }- l7 |8 R0 q) Y6 {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.
5 s* G& w, I3 m其它受新的运行系统影响的路线还包括宁波-温州线和温州-厦门线。它们的时速从250公里调整为200公里。乘客们预计将花更多的时间在旅途上。

A passenger said, "It will take me some 30 more minutes to get to my destination. I can accept it."
( ]' C* o6 `7 w9 k一名乘客表示：“要达到目的地我将多花30分钟的时间。我可以接受，”
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6 m0 k! K5 x# iMeanwhile, the number of high speed train services are also adjusted. The number of dual trips running daily between Beijing and Shanghai are cut to 66 from the previous 88.
同时，高铁班次的数量也有所调整，北京至上海日间对开数从以前的88对减为66对。

+ o. C, L, X' e* oAfter all the ups and downs, safety has now been made the top concern rather than breaking speed records for China's high-speed trains.
, g6 e* P# }+ j. u% J经历了所有起跌沉浮，现在，安全已经成为头等大事，而非打破中国高铁的速度记录。