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【Rail and air Competition or cooperation】中國航空與鐵路，合作or競爭?
If you ever thought about having yumcha in Guangzhou in the morning and be in Beijing to catch an evening concert - without taking a flight -here's your chance - the world’s longest high-speed railway will open between Beijing and Guangzhou on Wednesday.
如果你曾經想過朝飲廣州茶夕享北京音樂會而又不搭乘飛機的話，現在你可以實現了。周三，世界上最長的高速鐵路將在北京和廣州間開通。
Trains will run at speeds of around 300 kilometers per hour, cutting travel time between the two cities from 20 hours to just 8. But it also means the competition between China's planes and trains is heating up.
火車的時速達到約300公里每小時，來往兩座城市的時間由以前的20小時縮短到了8小時。這也意味著中國航空和鐵路間的競爭正日益升溫。
Li Chaojie is an assets management director in charge of the cities along the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway. He used to travel by air, but things have changed since the Zhengzhou-Guangzhou section opened in September.
李朝杰是負責京廣高速鐵路途徑城市的資產管理主任。他以前是乘飛機旅行，但自鄭廣線九月開通以來，他改乘了鐵路。
Li Chaojie, director of Asset MGMT, Sealand Securities, said, “Now I take the bullet train from Zhengzhou to Changsha instead of flying, because it really saves time. I think the price is also fair and stable. ”
MGMT資產管理主任李朝杰說：“現在從鄭州到長沙我改乘子彈頭列車，不搭飛機了，因為確實節省時間，而且價格也合理而且穩定。”
People in Zhengzhou enjoy more travel options because it is a transport hub for central China. But the new high-speed route has lured passengers from flights often delayed due to airspace restrictions and poor weather.
鄭州的民眾有更多的旅行方式選擇，因為這里是中國中部的交通樞紐。但新的高速路線吸引了更多的乘客不搭飛機而改乘火車，因為飛機經常受空域限制和糟糕天氣的影響而延遲。
Zheng Chunyan, passenger, said, “I prefer to use the high-speed train to Beijing if I have to go there on business, because it goes into the center of town. I don’t have to waste time traveling to and from the airport. ”
乘客鄭春燕說：“如果我要去北京出差，我更愿意乘坐高鐵，因為它經過市中心。我不用再浪費從機場到市中心的時間了。
Running at an average speed of 300 km per hour, it only took two and a half hours for the train to cover the 693 km from Zhengzhou to Beijing…and it is just 5 and half hours to Guangzhou.
火車平均時速為每小時300公里，從鄭州至北京693公里只需花兩個半小時，到廣州也只要五個半小時。
That will have a huge impact on the local airline industry.
這對當地航空業將產生很大的影響。
Li xiaofeng, dep. GM of China Southern Airlines, said, “It’s very challenging. I think we may lose over 50% of passengers traveling routes of less than 800 kilometers, once the high speed railway goes into service. We’ve slashed ticket prices, and we are trying to find other ways to improve our competitiveness. ”
中國南方航空公司總經理李曉峰說：“這是非常具有挑戰性的，我認為一旦高速鐵路投入運營，800公里以內的旅行路線中我們可能會失去超過50%的乘客。我們已經降低了機票價格，并正努力尋找其它方法來提高我們的競爭力。”
Some airlines have jointly launched train and plane packages with railway authorities. China Eastern Airlines even offers free tickets for the high-speed train between Suzhou and Shanghai if people take its flights from Shanghai.
一些航空公司與鐵路當局聯合推出了航鐵一攬子服務。如果乘客搭乘上海的航班，中國東方航空公司甚至免費提供蘇州至上海的火車票。
The relationship between the airlines and high-speed rail IS a competitive one. But it’s also very complementary. Once China’s high-speed rail network is complete, it’s hoped a natural balance can be reached between rail and air, giving everyone a much wider choice of travel options.
航空公司與高鐵間的關系即存在競爭性，同時又是互補的。一旦中國高鐵網完成，高鐵和航空有望能達到自然的平衡，這樣在旅行中我們將有更多的選擇。
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