13-02-03 The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall took to the London tube on Wednesday and appeared mightily impressed. For the one-stop ride they boarded a brand new train empty on arrival to be whisked along the Metropolitan line from Farringdon to King...

12-12-04 Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic（田园诗的） vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are travelling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving...

12-05-22 California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. 加利福尼亚州SpaceX公司发起了向空间站补充能源的任务这是首次由私人公司向在轨空间站补充物资。 The firm...

12-03-31 奥运来临之际，伦敦交通局宣布将市内361个地铁站名全部改为奥运体育明星的名字。美国短跑名将卡尔刘易斯、拳王阿里、北京奥运会游泳大赢家费尔普斯、网坛名将费德勒和纳达尔、飞人乔丹，以及中国跳水名将伏明霞等均出现在新公布的伦敦地铁线路图中。 Hop on the London...

12-03-08 control station 调度站 （具有调度业务职能的车站） control centre 调度中心 （对多条线路或全市线路进行综合调度的控制中心） intermediate control office 中途调度站 （在线路中途设置的调度站） origin station 起点站，首站 （线路起点端的车站） terminal 终点...

11-12-21 Tucked away in our subconscious（潜意识的） is an idyllic（牧歌的） vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children w...

11-09-23 In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing that ever happened. On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Though the music was great, people were quickly going home for the weeken...

11-08-31 窄路 Narrow road 滑路 Slippery road 弯路 Curve road 此路不通 Blocked / Road closed 修路 Road works ahead 改道 Diversion / Detour 险陡 Dangerous ahead 危险弯路 Dangerous curves 三岔路 Road junction 十字路 Cross road 回车道 Loop road 左(右)弯 Left (Ri...

11-08-23 If you're tired of the Mediterranean and don't want to head to Disney again, perhaps it's time for a summer holiday in space? It would certainly be one way to avoid the crowds. 如果你已经厌倦了地中海，也不再想去迪斯尼乐园，或许是时候来一次盛夏太空之...

11-04-16 From patriotic songs blaring on the metro to parties on the International Space Station, Russia proudly celebrated on Tuesday 50 years since rocketing Yuri Gagarin into the first human orbit. 俄罗斯本周二高调庆祝人类历史上首位宇航员尤里加加林太空飞...