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Published: Sep 28, 2021 07:23 PM
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subway/ 地铁/ (dìtiě)

A: What kind of transport do you usually take to work?

你平时都是乘坐什么交通工具上班呢?

(nǐ pínɡshí dōushì chénɡzuò shenme jiāotōnɡ ɡōnɡjù shànɡbān ne?)

B: I often ride the subway. I think the subway is convenient, fast and safe.

我经常乘坐地铁。我认为地铁方便快捷又安全。

(wǒ jīnɡchánɡ chénɡzuò dìtiě. wǒ rènwéi dìtiě fānɡbiàn kuàijié yòu ānquán.)

A: It really is. More and more cities in China are starting to build subways. They are also paying considerable attention to related environmental and energy saving issues.

确实如此。中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。并且非常注重建设相关的环保节能问题。

(quèshí rúcǐ.zhōnɡɡuó yǒu yuèláiyuèduō de chénɡshì kāishǐ jiànshè dìtiě.bìnɡqiě fēichánɡ zhùzhònɡ jiànshè xiānɡɡuānde huánbǎo jiénénɡ wèntí!.)

B: Yup. The wide use of subways will help reduce crowded traffic and air pollution. 

是的,地铁的广泛使用有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。

(shìde, dìtiě de ɡuǎnɡfàn shǐyònɡ yǒu zhùyú jiǎnshǎo chénɡshìde jiāotōnɡ yōnɡdǔ hé kōnɡqì wūrǎn.) 

A: Riding the subway is getting more and more convenient. You just need a card or a phone and you're good.

现在乘地铁变得越来越方便,只需要用卡或手机就能搞定。

(xiànzài chénɡ dìtiě biàndé yuèlái yuè fānɡbiàn, zhī xūyào yònɡ kǎ huò shǒujī jiùnénɡ ɡǎodìnɡ.)

B: Besides China, the rail designs of subways in some foreign cities are very interesting. 

除了中国,一些外国城市的地铁线路设计也很有意思。

(chúle zhōnɡɡuó, yīxiē wàiɡuó chénɡshì de dìtiě xiànlù shèjì yěhěn yǒu yìsī.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times