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. Both leaders took the train⑯ to Pudong Airport.On November 12, 2003, the Maglev reached a speed of 501 kilometres per hour on the track⑰ between Longyang Station and Pudong, a new world record speed⑱ for a train.[读文清障]①the Transrapid Maglev 作 The fastest train的同位语。②run vi.奔驰;跑;运行③downtown/ da nˌʊ ’ta n/ʊadj.商业区的;市中心的④travelling ... 为 现 在 分 词 短 语 作 原 因 状语。 at a speed of 以……的速度 ⑤complete vt.完成 adj.完全的⑥30kilometre 为合成形容词,作定语。⑦mean vt.意思是;意味着⑧using ... 为现在分词短语作定语。⑨vacuum/’vækjm/ʊən.真空;空白⑩rail/reIl/n.铁轨⑪less 为 little 的比较级,修饰不可数名词。⑫ 在具体的某一天用介词 on。⑬attend vt.出席;参加⑭ceremony/’ser m ni/ə ən.仪式opening ceremony 开幕式⑮service n.服务⑯take the train 乘火车⑰track/træk/n.轨道 on the track 在轨道上⑱record n.记录a new world record 一项新的世界纪录a new world record speed 是 501 kilometres per h...