Module 3 My First Ride on a Train Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module [原文呈现]The Maglev — the Fastest Train in the WorldThe fastest train in the world, the Transrapid Maglev① , runs② between Shanghai’s Pudong Airport and Longyang Station in downtown③ Shanghai
Travelling at a speed of over 400 kilometres per hour④ , the train can complete⑤ the 30kilometre⑥ journey in eight minutes
Maglev means⑦ “magnetically levitated”
The Transrapid Maglev is the world’s first highspeed train using magnetic levitation technology⑧
Magnetically levitated trains travel in a vacuum⑨ between two magnets
There are no rails⑩ and no noise
They travel very fast and they use less⑪ energy
On⑫ December 31, 2002, Premier Zhu Rongji and the German chancellor attended⑬ the opening ceremony⑭ of the train service⑮