令人炫目的高速路通车了 Dizzying expressway now open

The Yongshun-Jishou (Yongji) Expressway(高速公路) Shijiazhai Interchange in Xiangxi, Hunan province officially opened to traffic on September 15.

It is a part(部分) of the provincial "seven vertical(纵的) and nine horizontal(横的)" expressways network, marking the completion of connecting all counties in Xiangxi by expressways. It is a four lane(车道) highway, with the main road being nearly 85 km in length, with 106 bridges(桥梁) and 14 tunnels(隧道). It was considered the most(最) difficult(艰难) expressway construction(建设) project(项目) in Hunan.

永(永顺)吉(吉首)高速公路的石家寨互通立交桥在9月15日正式通车了。永吉高速是湖南省高速公路网规划“七纵九横”中第七纵的重要组成部分,全线近80公里,双向4车道,有106座桥梁,14个隧道,被认为是湖南高速建筑史上最艰难的工程。

词汇 Words:

[gāo sù gōng lù] 高速公路 expressway
[bù fen] 部分 part
[chē dào] 车道 lane
[qiáo liáng] 桥梁 bridge
[suì dào] 隧道 tunnel
[jiàn shè] 建设 construction
[xiàng mù] 项目 project
[zòng de] 纵的 vertical
[héng de] 横的 horizontal
[jiān nán] 艰难 difficult

重点词汇 Key word:

桥梁 <名词 n.>

• bridge
  E.g. Gāi qiáo liáng zhèng zài jiàn shè zhōng。
  该桥梁正在建设中。
  The building of the bridge is in progress.

• (比喻 metaphor)  bridge of communication
  E.g. Tā zài bìng rén yǔ yī hù rén yuán jiān chōng dāng gōu tōng de qiáo liáng。
  她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
  She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.