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Despite the green image of the largely electrified railroad system in Europe, 20 percent of traffic and around 40 percent of the mainline network is still served by diesel technology today.
But this may soon change, with the advent of fuel cell and hydrogen (FCH) technology –a flexible, zero-emission, potentially cost-effective replacement for diesel combustion engines.

despite prep. 盡管
green image: （環保）綠色形象
electrified railroad system: 鐵路電氣化系統
• electrified adj. 通電的，帶電的
mainline network: 鐵路主干線
diesel technology: 柴油（機）技術
• diesel n. 柴油
the advent of: ……（重大事件）的到來、出現（the arrival of）
• the arrival/advent of new technology: 新技術的出現
• The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.
歐元的出現將重新定義歐洲。
• With the advent of the rockets, the Space Age began.
隨著火箭的出現，太空時代開始了。
fuel cell and hydrogen (FCH) technology: 燃料電池和氫（FCH）技術，氫氧燃料電池
flexible adj. 靈活的
zero-emission: 零排放的
cost-effective: 有成本效益的；劃算的
diesel combustion engines: 柴油內燃機
• combustion n. 燃燒


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