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ID: 2749 Elementary
Today we discuss the benefits of the high speed rail (HSR) and compare it to other modes of transport.
Tue Aug 18 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
高铁 gāotiě high-speed rail
每 měi every
公里 gōnglǐ kilometer
倍 bèi times/ fold
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?
比火车快两倍多呢。
bǐ huǒchē kuài liǎngbèi duō ne 。
That's over two times the speed of regular trains.
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.
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.
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