Northern England to Get New Battery-Powered Trains

Many passengers in northern England miss work or appointments when trains do not arrive. New battery-powered trains will replace old diesel trains to make travel more reliable.

make travel more reliable= 使旅程更加可靠（減少延誤或誤點）

A battery-powered train uses electricity stored in batteries instead of diesel fuel. These new trains will provide thousands of extra seats for passengers every day by the early to mid-2030s.

instead of= 代替或而非

Travel times between cities will also become shorter. For example, trips between Manchester and Leeds will be up to 10 minutes faster. Trips between Manchester and York will save up to 14 minutes.

up to= 高達或最多達

The new trains will be designed and built in Britain by the company Alstom. The company called the agreement an important moment for British railways.

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
make travel more reliable	使旅程更加可靠（減少延誤或誤點）
instead of	代替或而非
up to	高達或最多達

詞彙整理

單字	意思
passengers	搭乘汽車、火車、飛機、船等交通工具，但不負責駕駛或操作的人。
replace	以另一個人或事物取代原有的人或事物，尤指原有者已損壞、失效、不適用或無法達到預期效果時。
reliable	值得信賴的；可靠的，指人或事物能夠讓人放心依靠，或其表現、資訊等可信而不易出錯。
provide	提供有用或必要的事物、資訊或服務給某人或某個單位。

延伸學習

•電池動力列車可在未電氣化的軌道上運行，無直接碳排放且噪音較小，是傳統柴油列車的環保替代方案。
•阿爾斯通（Alstom）為全球知名軌道交通裝備製造商，在英國設有重要生產與設計基地。