The railways are about to embark on a major programme of modernization.

铁路部门将要开始一项大型的现代化规划。

Swift steamers, and swifter railway trains, contribute to make the journey rapid, safe, and delightful.

乘坐速度较快的轮船和火车能使整段旅更短、更安全、也更愉悦。

And it's only about ten minutes' walk from the central railway station.

到中心火车站大概十分钟的步行距离。

The railway station has always been a fascinating place, representing departure as well as arrival.

火车站是个奇妙的地方，代表归来，也代表离别。

There is an element there about competition then, isn't there? Because British railways are a nationalized industry, there's only one railway system in the country.

有一个关于竞争的基本原则，不是吗？因为英国铁路是国有化业，所以国家只有一个铁路系统。

It's eleven stories high, and stretches 330 meters along the King's Cross railway tracks – that's longer than London's tallest building, the Shard, is high, by the way.

有11层楼高，沿着英皇十字铁路线延伸了330米，这可比伦敦最高的夏德大厦还要高。

China saw a slight decline in passenger flows across the railway sector yesterday.

中国铁路部门的客流量昨日略有下降。

President Biden says Russia carried out a horrific atrocity when it fired a missile at a railway station in eastern Ukraine on Friday, killing more than 50 people.

拜登总统表示，俄罗斯实施了一桩骇人的暴行，五向乌克兰东部一个火车站发射了一枚导弹，造成50多人死亡。

In the court's opinion, the monopoly power over the railway bridge was therefore a means to foreclose the business of rival rail operators across America.

因此，法院认为，对铁路桥的垄断是一种手段，用以阻止美国各地的竞争对手开展铁路运营业务。

The railway line was overhauled so it could run year-round.

铁路线经过大修后，可以全年运行了。

Their names are on the war memorial just 50 yards from the railway station.

他们的名字距离火车站仅50码的战争纪念碑上。

Where would you find the oldest underground railway in the world?

世界上，哪里有最早修建的地下铁路？

As for places to visit, yes, do go and see the railway museum.

至于参观的地方，是的，去看看铁路博物馆吧。

Its tunnels were built using a method known as cut-and-cover, where rather than boring a tunnel through the ground, instead, a massive trench is dug, the railway built, and then the trench roofed over again.

地铁隧道是以明挖覆盖式法兴建，不直接挖穿地面，而是挖掘坑道、兴建铁路轨道，再将地面回填。

And union bosses say that making France`s railways more competitive could mean higher ticket prices.

会老板们表示，提高法国铁路的竞争力可能意味着更高的票价。

AII the ducks will be launched into the river at the back of the cinema, then they'll float along the river for 500 metres, as far as the railway bridge.

接着你们要把所有的鸭子都放进电影院后面的那条河里，们会顺着河水漂流500米，最后到达终点铁路大桥。

And that nation plans to eventually connect several Asian and African countries through the railway.

中国计划通过这条铁路最终连接多个亚洲和非洲国家。

How could you get a railway through the center of a city?

铁路怎么可能市中心通行呢？

We can see the relationship to a railway, to a river.

我们可以看到蜂箱跟铁路、河流的关系。

The two towns are connected by a railway.

这两个城镇由铁路连接。