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The Sky Railway
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根据上下文语境及括号内中文提示,在横线处填入恰当的单词或短语。
Sitting back in my seat, I (1)____________(无法完全相信) that I'm (2)____________(即将踏上旅程) along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was "impossible". The train has been (3)____________(平稳地飞驰) since it left Xining. All this time, the song "Sky Railway" has been playing inside my head. The words "railways like massive dragons are (4)____________(蜿蜒于群山之间)" seem particularly vivid as I travel across (5)____________(世界屋脊).
I was one of the people who came (6)____________(来自中国各地) to work on this railway. (7)____________(耗时多年才完成), the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is (8)____________(……的记录) all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges. How to (9)____________(保护脆弱的生态系统) was (10)____________(首要关切之一).
The first landmark to (11)____________(吸引我的目光) is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world's longest bridge built over permafrost. Look! A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass (12)____________(悠闲地). Thirty-three passages have been built under the railway to allow the animals to move safely and freely (13)____________(在它们的自然栖息地). Wild animals such as these Tibetan antelopes have now been using these passages for years. They seem (14)________(完全没有意识到) that we are (15)________(飞驰而过) at over 100 kilometres an hour.
To (16)____________(防止对……的破坏) wetlands and grasslands, 675 bridges (17)____________(总长达) about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa. We even moved 140,000 square metres of wetland to a new area (18)____________(为了保护) its distinct ecosystem.
The journey has been flying by, and (19)____________(不知不觉间), we have reached Tanggula Station. Located at over 5,000 metres (20)____________(海拔), this is the highest railway station in the world. In locations such as this, the (21)________(稀薄的空气), changeable weather and high levels of UV radiation presented perhaps the greatest challenge for railway workers. (22)____________(为了确保) we stayed healthy, several oxygen-making stations were constructed. We were also able to enjoy (23)________(定期休息) in lower areas.
As we pass Cuona Lake, I feel (24)____________(自豪感和成就感). Using (25)____________(成千上万的) sandbags, we built a twenty-kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from construction waste. Cuona Lake is so close to the railway that I want to (26)____________(伸手触摸) its pale blue (27)________(镜面般的湖面). Water birds playing in the lake, and cattle and sheep wandering the grasslands (28)____________(让风景充满生机).
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been (29)____________(吸引人们的赞叹) for centuries. Now, (30)____________(多亏了我们的努力), passengers (31)____________(来自全国各地) have been enjoying these magical landscapes. I am proud that we built our "impossible" railway, and did so (32)____________(以环境应得的关怀). It truly is an extraordinary "Sky Railway".
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参考答案
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答案
中文
类型
1
can't quite believe
无法完全相信
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2
about to travel
即将踏上旅程
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3
racing along steadily
平稳地飞驰
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4
winding among the mountains
蜿蜒于群山之间
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5
the "roof of the world"
世界屋脊
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6
from all parts of China
来自中国各地
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7
Taking years to complete
耗时多年才完成
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8
a record of
……的记录
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9
protect the delicate ecosystem
保护脆弱的生态系统
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10
among the top concerns
首要关切之一
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11
catch my eye
吸引我的目光
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12
at their leisure
悠闲地
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13
in their natural habitat
在它们的自然栖息地
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14
totally unaware
完全没有意识到
短语
15
speeding past
飞驰而过
短语
16
prevent damage to
防止对……的破坏
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17
with a total length of
总长达
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18
in order to protect
为了保护
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19
before I know it
不知不觉间
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20
above sea level
海拔
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21
thin air
稀薄的空气
短语
22
To make sure
为了确保
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23
regular breaks
定期休息
短语
24
a sense of pride and achievement
自豪感和成就感
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25
thousands and thousands of
成千上万的
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26
reach out and touch
伸手触摸
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27
mirror-like surface
镜面般的湖面
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28
bring the scenery to life
让风景充满生机
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29
attracting people's admiration
吸引人们的赞叹
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30
thanks to our efforts
多亏了我们的努力
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31
from all over the country
来自全国各地
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32
with the care that the environment deserves
以环境应得的关怀
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