2) _________________________________________,upgraded lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour,and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight.If businesspeople can choose between a three-hour train journey from city-center to city-center and a one-hour flight,they’ll choose the train,says an executive travel consultant. They won’t go by plane any more.If you calculate flight time,check-in and travel to-and-from the airport,you’ll find almost no difference.(3) _____________________________,then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first.Since France introduced the first 260-kilometer-per-hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981,the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds.On many routes,airlines have lost up to 90% of their passengers to high speed trains.If people accept the Community of European Railways’plan,the 21 century will be the new age of the train.| 欢迎光临 英语听力论坛 (http://bbs.tingroom.com./) | Powered by Discuz! 7.2 |