Waiting for the Train

Waiting for the Train Have you ever waited for a train to cross the road?Have you tried to count the number of cars that made up the train? Some trains can be very, very long! How long?We'll get to that later. … Trains are amazing! They have been around for almost 200 years. They carry people and things all over the world. They carry oil, metal, trees and many other things we use. Every day, trains carry millions of people from one place to another.

等火车 你曾经等过火车通过吗?你试着数过这列火车有几节车厢吗? 有些火车非常非常长!多久?我们稍后会讲到…… 火车是惊人的!它们已经存在了近200年。他们把人和东西运送到世界各地。 他们运送石油，金属。树和我们使用的许多其他东西。每天，火车运送数百万人们从一个地方到另一个地方。

Trains are good for the environ-ment too because the people riding them don't need to use their cars. This means that trains can help reduce pollution. So, next time you see a train, remember how useful it is—even nearly two centuries after it was invented! What was the longest train ever?Well, it was in Australia. It had 8 engines and pulled 682 cars. And it was more than 7 kilometres long! Try counting those cars!

火车对环境也有好处，因为乘坐火车的人不需要使用他们的汽车。这意味着火车可以帮助减少污染。 所以，下次你看到火车，记住它是多么有用——即使在它被发明将近两个世纪之后! 有史以来最长的火车是哪列呢？ 那是在澳大利亚。它有8个引擎，可拖动682辆汽车。 它有7公里多长!试着数一数那些车!