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　　篇章：坐高铁去美国仅需2天?

　　Chinese experts in discussions over building high-speed Beijing-US railway。

　　中国的专家正在商讨建设一条从北京到美国的高铁。

　　China-Russia plus America line would run for 13,000km across Siberia and pass under Bering Strait through 200km tunnel。

　　这条中俄加美高铁全程1.3万公里，途径西伯利亚、并穿过白令海峡200公里的海底隧道。

　　China is considering plans to build a high-speed railway line to the US, the country s official media reported on Thursday。

　　据中国官方媒体周四报道，中国正在计划考虑建设一条到美国的高铁路线。

　　The proposed line would begin in north-east China and run up through Siberia, pass through a tunnel underneath the Pacific Ocean then cut through Alaska and Canada to reach the continental US, according to a report in the state-run Beijing Times newspaper。

　　根据官方媒体《京华时报》报道，这条提议的路线将会从中国的东北开始，经过西伯利亚，再穿过太平洋的一条海底隧道，抵达阿拉斯加，再从阿拉斯加去往加拿大，最终抵达美国大陆。

　　坐高铁去美国?全程1.3万公里行程2天

　　Crossing the Bering Strait in between Russia and Alaska would require about 200km of undersea tunnel, the paper said, citing Wang Mengshu, a railway expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering。

　　《京华时报》援引中国工程院的铁路专家王梦恕的话说，修建铁路穿过俄罗斯和阿拉斯加之间的白令海峡需要建设大约200公里的海底隧道。

　　Right now we re already in discussions. Russia has already been thinking about this for many years, Wang said。

　　王梦恕说：现在已经在谈，这也是俄罗斯好多年的想法。

　　The project nicknamed the China-Russia plus America line would run for 13,000km, about 3,000km further than the Trans-Siberian Railway. The entire trip would take two days, with the train travelling at an average of 350km/h 。

　　这个工程项目中俄加美高铁全程1.3万公里，比西伯利亚大铁路长约3000公里。整个行程为两天，火车平均将以350公里/小时的速度行驶。

　　According to the state-run China Daily, the tunnel technology is already in place and will be used to build a high-speed railway between the south-east province of Fujian and Taiwan. The project will be funded and constructed by China, it said. The details of this project are yet to be finalised.

　　据官方媒体《中国日报》报道，隧道技术已经到位，而且将用于建设福建与台湾之间的高速铁路。 该工程项目将由中国资助和建造。 报道称，这个项目的细节尚未敲定。