37 The Westhaven Express

We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.

我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。

After years of conditioning,most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.

经过多年的适应,大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。

Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.

轮船船期可能因风暴而推延，飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消、唯有火车必然是准点的。

Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.

只有非同寻常的大雪才可能暂时打乱铁路运行。

It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.

因此,一旦铁路上真出了问题,人们便不加思索地责备铁路当局。

The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.

事实上，差错很可能是我们自己,而不是铁路当局的。