洋洋：心涛，你去哪儿了？    心涛：我刚刚去火车站买了三张去北京的高铁票。我周末想带我爸妈去北京玩儿。    洋洋：为什么不坐飞机呢？     心涛：最近是旅游旺季，机票没有折扣，比高铁票贵很多。    洋洋：哟，看不出来，你什么时候变得精打细算了？    心涛：其实啊，价格只是我考虑的一方面。另一个主要原因是，飞机起降时我父母都觉得头晕耳鸣，在空中飞行时也总是提心吊胆的。而高铁运行非常平稳，他们心理上更接受高铁。    洋洋：这样啊，那确实坐高铁比较好。    心涛：对啊，况且现在坐高铁到北京只要三四个小时。坐高铁并不比坐飞机慢。    洋洋：高铁这么快了吗？    心涛：这你就有所不知了，现在高铁的时速已经能到达每小时300到350公里了。    洋洋：哇！这可真是名副其实的"高铁"了。    心涛：你下次出门旅游也可以尝试体验一下高铁。    洋洋：可以考虑！那我预祝你们周末北京之行一帆风顺！ Yang Yang : Xin Tao, where did you go?
Xin Tao : I just went to the train station buy 3 high-speed train tickets to Beijing. This weekend I"m bringing my parents on a trip to Beijing.
Y : Why don't you take the airplane?
X : It's the tourist peak season now. There are no discounts for plane tickets. And they're much more expensive than train tickets.
Y : Oh, I can't figure out when you become budget conscious?
X : In fact, price is taken into account on the one hand, another major reason is my parents feel dizzy and buzzing in the ears when the plane takes off and lands. Besides, the high-speed train runs very smoothly. Psychologically they are comfortable with the train.
Y : Ah, so it's really better to take the high-speed train.
X : Besides, it takes only 3-4 hours to get to Beijing by high-speed train.
Y : High-speed train is that so fast?
X : You obviously don't know, high-speed train has been able to reach 300 to 350 km/hr.
Y ; Wow, this is really worthy of the name "high-speed train".
X : Next time you go on sightseeing trip try to experience the high-speed train.
Y : To be considered! I wish you a smooth weekend trip to Beijing!

-- benchannevy@

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In recent years, China's railways have made great progress. The advantage of airplane has become lesser and lesser, that of railways has been greater and greater. Today, let's listen to a discussionregarding China's railways. Lesson Content: Yang Yang : Xin Tao, where did you go?
Xin Tao : I just went to the train station buy 3 high-speed train tickets to Beijing. This weekend I"m bringing my parents on a trip to Beijing.
Y : Why don't you take the airplane?
X : It's the tourist peak season now. There are no discounts for plane tickets. And they're much more expensive than train tickets.
Y : Oh, I can't figure out when you become budget conscious?
X : In fact, price is taken into account on the one hand, another major reason is my parents feel dizzy and buzzing in the ears when the plane takes off and lands. Besides, the high-speed train runs very smoothly. Psychologically they are comfortable with the train.
Y : Ah, so it's really better to take the high-speed train.
X : Besides, it takes only 3-4 hours to get to Beijing by high-speed train.
Y : High-speed train is that so fast?
X : You obviously don't know, high-speed train has been able to reach 300 to 350 km/hr.
Y ; Wow, this is really worthy of the name "high-speed train".
X : Next time you go on sightseeing trip try to experience the high-speed train.
Y : To be considered! I wish you a smooth weekend trip to Beijing!

• expensive [ik´spensiv]   a.费钱的，昂贵的   (初中英语单词)
• conscious [´kɔnʃəs]   a.意识的；自觉的   (初中英语单词)
• account [ə´kaunt]   vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目   (初中英语单词)
• obviously [´ɔbviəsli]   ad.明显地；显而易见地   (初中英语单词)
• worthy [´wə:ði]   a.有价值的；值得的   (初中英语单词)
• sightseeing [´saitsi:iŋ]   n.观光；游览   (初中英语单词)
• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ]   n.优势；利益   (初中英语单词)
• discussion [di´skʌʃən]   n.讨论；辩论   (初中英语单词)
• tourist [´tuərist]   n.游客，观光者   (高中英语单词)
• budget [´bʌdʒit]   n.&vi.(做)预算；安排   (高中英语单词)
• smoothly [´smu:ðli]   ad.光滑地；顺利地   (高中英语单词)
• regarding [ri´gɑ:diŋ]   prep.关于   (高中英语单词)
• weekend [´wi:kend, ,wi:k´end]   n.周末休假   (英语四级单词)
• summary [´sʌməri]   a.&n.摘要(的)   (英语四级单词)
• lesser [´lesə]   a.较小的；次要的   (英语四级单词)