“中国高铁”驶出国门：印尼雅万高铁正式启用（讲解版）|E1017

▍原文

Indonesia has inaugurated its first high-speed railway, a $7.3bn project backed by China under its Belt and Road Initiative.

President Joko Widodo launched the service, which connects the capital Jakarta to Bandung, a top economic hub.

The railway is named Whoosh, a Bahasa Indonesia acronym that trans-lates to time-saving and reliable.

Mr Widodo has prioritised projects like Whoosh to ease the country's severe traffic jams.

▍语言点

1. inaugurate /ɪˈnɑːɡjəreɪt/ v. 正式启用、启动(If you inaugurate a new system orservice, put it into action officially)

2. high-speed railway/train 高铁，动车(bullet train)

3. back /bæk/ v. 口头或资金支持某人/某事 (if you back a person or something, yougive support to that person or something with money or words)

· The management has refused to back our proposals.

管理层拒绝支持我们的提议。

4. launch /lɑːntʃ/ v. 启动(inaugurate)

5. service /ˈsɜːrvɪs/ n. (本节)公交或火车的车次

· This is the north line service.

这里是开往北方的火车班次。

6. hub /hʌb/ n. (某个地域系统等的)核心；轮轴

· economic hub 经济中心

· commercial hub 商业中心

7. name /neɪm/ v. 命名为

8. acronym /ˈækrənɪm/ n. 首字母缩略词

9. prioritise /praɪˈɔːrətaɪz/ v. 优先处理某事(If you prioritise something, youdecide what’s the most important thing to do.)

· You must learn to prioritise your work.

你要学会按照轻重缓解安排自己的工作。

10. ease /iːz/ v. 减轻，缓解

· easy /ˈiːzi/ adj. 简单的

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