初级英语阅读 20201231 Thu

Today I went to the store. The store sells fruits. The fruits are colorful. Strawberries and apples are red. Lemons are yellow. Blueberries are blue. Grapes and plums are purple. My favorite color is purple. I bought some grapes. I also bought some apples for my kids.

中级英语阅读 20201231 Thu

Reporter: "Excuse me, may I interview you?"

Man: "Yes!"

Reporter: "Name?"

Man: "Abdul Al-Rhazim."

Reporter: "Sex?"

Man: "Three to five times a week."

Reporter: "No no! I mean male or female?"

Man: "Yes, male, female... sometimes camel."

Reporter: "Holy cow!"

Man: "Yes, cow, sheep... animals in general."

Reporter: "But isn't that hostile?"

Man: "Yes, horse style, dog style, any style."

Reporter: "Oh dear!"

Man: "No, no deer. Deer run too fast. Hard to catch."

高级英语阅读 20201231 Thu

The Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway opened to traffic on December 27,2020, connecting the Chinese capital with the country's "city of the future" -- the Xiong'an New Area.

At 10:18 a.m., the C2702 Fuxing bullet train left the newly-built Xiong'an Railway Station for Beijing, marking the inauguration of the line's operation as well as the use of Xiong'an Railway Station, the first completed major infrastructure project in Xiong'an.

Travel time from Beijing West Railway Station to the Xiong'an New Area was cut from one and a half hours to about 50 minutes. It takes only 19 minutes from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Xiong'an.

Among the 91-km section of the railway that was newly built, the part between Daxing airport and Xiong'an went operational Sunday, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour. The stretch between Beijing West Railway Station and Daxing airport opened in September 2019.