UNIT 5 Go with Transportation!
第五單元 乘交通工具去！
Lesson 34: Trains Go on Rails!
第34課： 火車在鐵軌上行駛！
THINK ABOUT IT!
想一想
How do you travel to some other places?
你去其他地方的時候用怎樣的交通方式？
Who invented the steam engine?
誰發明了蒸汽機？
When did the first passenger railway open?
最早的載人客車是什么時候開放的？
Who invented the steam engine?
誰發明了蒸汽機？
In the 1700s, many inventors were working on the steam engine.
在十八世紀，許多發明家都致力于蒸汽機的研究。
In the 1760s, a scientist in England invented a way to put steam engines and wheels together.
在十八世紀六十年代，一位英國的科學家發明了一種將蒸汽機與輪子結合在一起的方式。
Soon, people had a new type of transportation:
很快，人們有了一種新的運輸工具：
the steam locomotive.
蒸汽機車。
What happened to the first steam locomotive?
第一輛蒸汽機車怎樣了呢？
An English engineer drove the first steam locomotive on a road, but it exploded!
一位英國工程師駕駛第一輛蒸汽機車上路，但是它爆炸了！
Who invented railways?
誰發明了鐵路？
In 1804, a locomotive carried about seventy passengers a short distance on some iron rails.
在1804年，一輛火車在鐵軌上運送了大約70位乘客一小段路程。
It was the first railway!
它就是最早的鐵路！
It was in England.
它在英國。
When did the first passenger railway open?
最早的客運鐵路是什么時候開放的呢？
The first passenger railway opened in England in 1825.
最早用于客運的鐵路是1825年在英國出現的。
The first passenger train was called the Rocket.
第一輛客運火車被稱為“火箭”。
During 1830s, countries all over the world started to build railways.
在十九世紀三十年代期間，世界各國都開始修建鐵路。
After fifty years, railways covered most countries.
五十年后，鐵路覆蓋了大部分國家。
Many train stations were built to make it easier for passengers to get on and off the trains.
人們建造了很多火車站以方便乘客上、下火車。
How fast do trains go?
火車能跑多快呢？
Early trains, like the Rocket, had a top speed of 50 kilometres per hour.
早期的火車，像“火箭”，最高時速是50千米。
Even the best steam locomotives were slow.
即使是最好的蒸汽火車也很慢。
They could only go about 80 kilometres per hour.
它們只能每小時行駛大約80千米。
Today's trains are much faster.
今天的火車快多了。
They travel at about 240 kilometres an hour.
它們每小時行駛大約240千米。
The fastest trains can go 380 kilometres an hour.
最快的火車每小時可以行駛380千米。
"Railways" are made of two "rails"!
“鐵路”是由兩根“鐵軌”組成的！
How fast this train is!
這火車多快啊！
FASCINATING FACT
驚人的事實
High-speed trains of the future will have no wheels.
未來的高速火車將不再有輪子。
They will use magnetic forces or jet engines and they will ride on air.
它們將會利用磁力或者是噴氣發動機懸空行駛。
LET'S DO IT!
做一做！
Discuss the following questions with a partner:
和你的搭檔談論下列問題。
What do you know about the railways in China?
關于中國的鐵路你了解哪些？
What is the speed of the trains in China?
中國列車的時速是多少？
Which do you like better, a high-speed train or a low-speed train? Why?
高速火車和低速火車你更喜歡那一種？為什么？