“复兴号”又添超长版新成员 China's new bullet train gets longer

China's new Fuxing bullet train(列车 liè chē) gets longer(更长 gèng cháng) and will be put into use(使用 shǐ yòng) next year. The train, about 440 meters (1,443 ft) long with 17 cable cars(车厢 chē xiāng), is the longest high-speed train in China. The capacity(容量 róng liàng) of the train is 1,283 passengers(乘客 chéng kè). The new Fuxing bullet train can run(运行 yùn xíng) at 350km/h (217mph). 

重点词汇 Key word: 

添 <动词 v.> 

• Add; increase
  E.g. Bié wàngle bǎ wǒ de míngzì tiān dào míngdān shàng.
  别忘了把我的名字添到名单上。
  Don't forget to add my name to the list.

• <口语 Spoken Chinese> give birth to (a baby)
  E.g. Tā pànzhe tiān gè xiǎo sūnzi.
  她盼着添个小孙子。
  He is looking forward to having a grandson.