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英国评出最冷清火车站 一年仅接待旅客12人次
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  • A table ranking of the quietest stations in the UK is topped by Shippea Hill station in Cambridgeshire, which astonishingly1 only 12 people used last year.

    英国剑桥郡的西皮亚山火车站去年竟仅接待旅客12人次,荣登“全国最冷清车站榜”榜首。

    Just one passenger a month boarded or exited a train at the 170-year-old station, which serves the hamlet of Shippea Hill, down from 22 in 2014-15, figures from the Office for Rail and Road for 2015-16 show.

    这个服务于西皮亚山村的车站已有170年历史。英国铁路和公路办公室公布的2015-16年度数据显示,每个月只有一位旅客在该火车站上下车,较2014-15年度的22人次有所下降。

    One train to Norwich serves the outpost on weekdays, but there is no return service.

    工作日有一列驶往诺维奇镇的火车经过这个边远村庄,但没有返程车。

    Shippea Hill is a request stop, so passengers must flag down the driver if they want to board.

    西皮亚山火车站是招呼站,因此如果旅客想在该站上车,须打旗号向司机示意。

    By contrast2, London's Waterloo was the country's busiest station with 99.1 million passengers coming in and out during the past 12 months. The figure is equivalent3 to around three people per second.

    与之相比,英国最繁忙的车站--伦敦滑铁卢火车站过去12个月的进出站旅客总量为9910万人次,相当于每秒约有3名旅客进出该站。

    London Victoria is the second busiest with 81.2 million passengers.

    伦敦维多利亚站是第二繁忙的火车站,其接待旅客为8120万。

    Overall4 it is estimated5 that there were over 2.9 billion entries and exits at all rail stations in the UK.

    据估计,英国所有火车站的进出站旅客总量达到了29亿人次。

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    1 astonishingly [ə'stɒnɪʃɪŋlɪ] astonishingly   第4级
    adv. 可惊地 异常地
    参考例句:
    • She had been astonishingly persistent. So earnest an effort was well deserving of a better reward. 她这天一直表现出惊人的毅力和顽强,像她这么努力找工作,照理该有个更好的结果。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    • Whence came the rich, elegant dresses, the astonishingly coloured buttons, the knick-knacks of silver and gold? 这些富丽的高雅的服装、五光十色的钮扣和金银小饰物,它们是从哪里来的? 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
    2 contrast [ˈkɒntrɑ:st] MZZy7   第4级
    vt.使与…对比,使与…对照;vi. 与…形成对照;n.对比,对照,差异
    参考例句:
    • In contrast with her sister, she is very tall. 与姐姐相比,她个子很高。
    • Black hair is a sharp contrast to the white skin. 黑发白肤形成鲜明的对照。
    3 equivalent [ɪˈkwɪvələnt] ViDzo   第6级
    adj.(to)相等的,等价的;n.相等物,等值物
    参考例句:
    • Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes". 点头就等于说”赞同”。
    • You will receive the full equivalent of your money. 你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。
    4 overall [ˌəʊvərˈɔ:l] vJQxS   第5级
    n.工作服,工装裤;全面的,全体的
    参考例句:
    • The shop assistant was wearing a white overall. 那店员穿着白色的工作服。
    • How much will it cost overall? 一共多少钱?
    5 estimated ['estimeitid] CtGzc2   第5级
    adj.根据估计的
    参考例句:
    • She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
    • The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

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