美国惊呼中国高铁计划世界第一（The U.S. calls Chinas high-speed rail program the worlds largest）.doc

美国惊呼中国高铁计划世界第一（The U.S. calls Chinas high-speed rail program the worlds largest） The U.S. calls Chinas high-speed rail program the worlds largest Changsha, China -- less than four years after the construction of the complex, high-speed railway station opened. At that time, the surrounding was almost deserted. That has changed a lot. Almost every train ticket is sold out, and one train leaves every few minutes to drive across the country. Peoples serpentine ticket-buying teams have been stretching back from the box office, up to 50 feet, with a steel ceiling like clouds floating above the departure hall. An ambitious construction project will soon double the size of the 16-platform station. For five years, Chinas high-speed rail network has been running almost twice as many passengers per month as domestic flights. In recent years, passenger traffic has grown by 28% a year. At this rate, by early next year, Chinas high-speed rail network will be able to make more than 54 million passengers a month on domestic flights. Li xiaohang (Li) Xiaohung, a shoe factory worker, travels 400 miles (643 kilometers) a month from guangzhou to changsha to see her daughter. In the past, Ms. Li went back to changsha for a year, because it took a whole day, and now its only two hours and nineteen minutes. Zhen qin an Qinan has been involved in the creation of the shenzhen stock exchange. Business people like him who are going to meetings around the country choose high-speed rail as a travel tool to avoid any inconvenience caused by flight delays. The high-speed train speeds up to 186 MPH (300 km/h) and is very smooth and comfortable, usually very punctual and sometimes even early. I didnt think the iron would grow so fast. It might sound strange to sit on a high-speed train in the past, but its just a part of our lives now. Said Mr. Zhen. Chinas high-speed rail network has experienced surprisingly rapid growth. Economists and transportation experts believe Chinas continued economic grow