余清秀等编著的《轨道交通英语阅读》主要选编了一些与轨道交通最新发展相关的英语科技文章，让读者了解轨道交通发展的最新成就，思考轨道交通在给我们带来便利的同时，我们应该注意的问题。本书选文新颖，题材广，全部选自近几年的轨道交通发展相关的英语读物，反映国内外轨道交通发展的最新成果；思辨性强，所选的文章既有轨道交通最新成果的介绍，也有对轨道交通的优点和不足的讨论，不仅能提高读者的英语阅读理解能力，而且有助于培养读者的辩证思维和思辨能力；难易适中，针对性强，尤其适合正在从事轨道交通专业学习和研究的人员，为他们进行轨道交通专业英语学习和研究打下基础；编排结构合理，共计14单元，包含轨道交通的定义、发展历史、最新成果、存在的问题和亟待解决的问题等，内容涵盖高铁、动车、地铁、轻轨、单轨、磁悬浮等交通工具和方式，每单元两篇文章，每篇文章包括阅读、生词、注释和练习四部分。

Unit 1

Section A The Global Rail Industry

Section B Global Competitiveness in the Rail and Transit Industry..

Unit 2

Section A Description of Urban Rail Transit Options

Section B Development of Urban Rail Transit Speeds up in China...

Unit 3

Section A Research Report on Chinese Urban Rail Transit Industry.

Section B Rail Transit Myths--And Realities

Unit 4

Section A The Origin of Light Rail Transit

Section B Rolling Stock

Unit 5

Section A An Introduction to Light Rail Traffic

Section B Advances in Light Rail Technology

Unit 6

Section A China's First Urban Monorail System in Chongqing

Section B Commuter Rail

Unit 7

SectionA Guangzhou Metro, China

Section B Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link

Unit $

Section A High Speed Rail in China

Section B High Speed Trains Are Changing China

Unit 9

Section A What Can We Learn from High-Speed Rail in China?

Section B Should the United States Develop the High-Speed Rail?

Unit 10

Section A Speed Isn't Everything on China's New Rails

Section B China's High-Speed Rail Dilemma

unit 11

Section A High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy in the US

Section B Maglev Technologies in Germany and Japan

Unit 12

Section A Maglev Trains: Flying Without Wings

Section B How Maglev Trains Work

Unit 13

Section A Technology of Maglev (Transport)

Section B Is It Justified to Develop a New U.S. Maglev System?

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