maglev: 磁力悬浮火车

深受关注的沪杭磁悬浮交通项目和京沪高速铁路项目近日双双获得国务院批准。这也意味着争论达13年之久、海内外极为瞩目的京沪及沪杭间的高速铁路方案终于水落石出。磁悬浮列车是一种新型交通工具，利用磁力使车体浮离地面，再利用电机推进，它就像一架超低空飞机在贴近特殊的轨道上运行。

请看《中国日报》的相关报道：China has given final approval for the much-anticipated high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai, welcoming foreign investment in the hugely expensive project. The National Development and Reform Commission said on its Web site that the State Council has given the green light to a high-speed maglev line between the eastern cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou.

报道中的maglev就是备受海内外关注的"磁悬浮列车"，由 magnetic