一條友誼、合作、繁榮的致富鐵路 A railway of friendship,cooperation and prosperity

劉同功

中老鐵路作為中老友誼的標(biāo)志性工程 ，是一條連接了中國和老撾兩個國家的跨國鐵路，全長1，000多千米，從中國云南的昆明出發(fā)，一路穿山越嶺，橫跨兩國邊境抵達老撾首都萬象。它不僅奏響我國與世界合作發(fā)展的新樂章，還架起了國與國之間的友誼橋梁。

China?Laos?Railway?is?a?landmark?project?of?China?Laos?friendship.?This?railway?is?a?big?project?linking?China?s?Belt?and?Road?Initiative?（BRI）?with?Laos?s?strategy?of?“transforming?itself?from?a?landlocked?country?to?a?land?linked?country”.?In?Laos，?the?railway?stretches?414 kilometers?from?Boten，?a?border?port?between?southwestern?China?and?northern?Laos，?to?Vientiane?in?the?south.?The?entire?railway?is?over?1，000?kilometers?long，?with?the?section?in?China?being?over?508?kilometers.?The?railway?is?built?according?to?Chinese?technical?standards，?with?a?designed?speed?of?160?kilometers?per?hour.

China?Laos?Railway?is?the?first?international?railway?mainly?invested?by?China，?built?with?Chinese?equipment?and?directly?connected?with?China?s?railway?network.?It?provides?more?opportunities?to?promote?people?to?people?ties?and?enhances?friendship?between?the?two?countries.?It?has?created?more?than?110，000?jobs?for?locals?in?Laos?and?helped?villagers?along?the?route?build?nearly?2，000?kilometers?of?roads?and?canals.

The?railway?has?shortened?travel?time?from?Vientiane?to?China?Laos?border?from?12?hours?to?less?than?three?hours.?It?is?also?expected?to?realize?direct?transportation?and?same?day?access?from?Vientiane?to?Kunming，?bringing?great?convenience?to?the?people?of?China?and?Laos?and?everyone?along?the?route.

Furthermore，?China?Laos?Railway?was?built?with?great?difficulty?given?the?complex?geological?structures?along?the?way?and?abundant?rainfall?throughout?the?year.?The?ratio（比例）?of?bridge?and?tunnel?to?the?railway?is?87.3?percent?with?93?tunnels?and?136?bridges，?and?the?construction?of?the?whole?railway?lasted?11?years.?The?Chinese?and?Lao?people?braved?these?construction?difficulties?and?forged?a?profound?friendship?in?the?process.

China?Laos?Railway?is?a?railway?of?cooperation.?Laos?has?actively?participated?in?and?supported?the?BRI.?The?two?sides?signed?the?Laos?China?Economic?Corridor?Cooperation?Framework?Agreement?in?2019，?laying?a?foundation?for?cooperation.

China?Laos?Railway?is?a?railway?of prosperity.?It?will?inject?vitality?into?the?development?of?emerging?industries?in?Laos，?such?as?tourism，?commercial?real?estate，?new?energy?and?enterprise?digitization，?which?will?bring?more?hope?and?prosperity?to?the?local?people.

1.?What?s?the?state?strategy?of?Laos？

A.?To?carry?out?the?BRI?in?all?ways.

B.?To?develop?high?speed?railways?on?its?own.

C.?To?connect?with?the?outside?world?by?railway.

D.?To?introduce?railway?technologies?from?China.

2.?The?China?Laos?Railway?cuts?down?the?travelling?time?from?Vientiane?to?China?by

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A.?about?three?hours B.?less?than?five?hours

C.?over?ten?hours D.?more?than?nine?hours

3.?What?s?Laos?s?attitude?to?the?BRI？

A.?Worried. B.?Supportive.

C.?Doubtful. D.?Uninterested.

4.?What?information?can?we?get?about?the?China?Laos?Railway？

A.?The?larger?section?of?it?is?in?Laos.

B.?All?of?its?constructors?come?from?China.

C.?It?is?mainly?made?up?of?tunnels?and?bridges.

D.?It?s?designed?mainly?for?tourism?between?China?and?Laos.

Ⅰ.?Difficult?sentences?in?the?text

1.?It?is?also?expected?to?realize?direct?transportation?and?same?day?access?from?Vientiane?to?Kunming，?bringing?great?convenience?to?the?people?of?China?and?Laos?and?everyone?along?the?route.?它還有望實現(xiàn)昆明和萬象（老撾首都）之間當(dāng)日直達，這將給中老人民和沿線居民帶來極大的便利。

【點石成金】這是一個簡單句，其中It作形式主語，真正的主語是后面的動詞不定式，bringing在句子中作狀語，表結(jié)果。

2.?It?will?inject?vitality?into?the?development?of?emerging?industries?in?Laos，?such?as?tourism，?commercial?real?estate，?new?energy?and?enterprise?digitization，?which?will?bring?more?hope?and?prosperity?to?the?local?people.?這條鐵路將給老撾的旅游、商業(yè)房地產(chǎn)、新能源和企業(yè)數(shù)字化等新興產(chǎn)業(yè)注入活力，為當(dāng)?shù)厝嗣駧砀嘞Ｍ头睒s。

【點石成金】這是一個主從復(fù)合句，which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，在從句中作主語，which指代前面的整個主句。

Ⅱ.?Text?centered?chunks

transform?v.?轉(zhuǎn)變

land?linked?adj.?與陸路相連的

stretch?v.?伸展;延伸

shorten?v.?縮短

abundant?adj.?豐富的;充裕的

brave?v.?勇敢地面對

forge?v.?鍛造

foundation?n.?基礎(chǔ);根據(jù)

inject?v.?注射;注入