Beginning this month, more bullet trains in China will slow down to increase safety. The decision was made after new problems were disclosed with one model of the high-speed train, China Daily reported.
為保障安全,自本月起中國(guó)多列動(dòng)車(chē)將降速運(yùn)行。此前,某型號(hào)動(dòng)車(chē)又出現(xiàn)新問(wèn)題。
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The word bullet means more than just ammunition for a gun. High-speed trains are often called bullet trains, even though they don’t travel nearly as fast as a bullet fired from a gun.
If you are asked to finish a hard task without complaining, your co-workers might tell you to “bite the bullet” and just do it. If you are asked to take all responsibility for a project that fails, you might be asked to “take a bullet” for your co-workers and say it’s your fault and not theirs. If you don’t agree with the idea, you can just say, “I’m not going to take a bullet for you or anybody else.”
Bullet不僅能表示子彈。“動(dòng)車(chē)”常被稱(chēng)作bullet train,盡管速度并不真像子彈那么快。
如果你面臨的任務(wù)很艱難,但又必須毫無(wú)怨言,同事們可能會(huì)告訴你去“bite the bullet”(頂?。?,去做吧。如果你被要求為某個(gè)失敗的項(xiàng)目承擔(dān)全部責(zé)任,你可能就要為你的同事們“take a bullet”(擋子彈),承認(rèn)錯(cuò)不在他們,在你自己。如果你不同意,你可以說(shuō):“我不會(huì)為任何人擋子彈?!?/p>
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Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant. She came to China from the United States.