坐高铁去上海

我今天坐高铁去了上海！太快了，我很高兴！

I took the high speed train to Shanghai today! It was so fast, I'm so happy!

真的吗？这是你第一次坐高铁吗？

Really? Is this your first time taking the high speed train?

对，以前我没坐高铁，今天是第一次。

Yes, I'd never taken the high speed train before. Today was my first time.

以前没有高铁的时候，大家怎么去上海？

Before there was high speed rail, how did everyone use to get to Shanghai?

以前很多人坐飞机去，因为很快，但是飞机票很贵。

Before, a lot of people flew there, because it was fast, but plane tickets were expensive.

那坐高铁要几个小时？

So how many hours does the high speed train take?

五个小时就能到！以前去上海要十几个小时，现在快多了。

Only five hours! Before, going to Shanghai took over ten hours. Now it's much faster.

五个小时就到了，真快！你在高铁上看到了什么？

Getting there in five hours, that's really fast! What did you see on the high speed train?

我坐在窗户旁边，从窗户能看到很多山，还能看到河。高铁开得很快，但是那些山和河一点也不觉得远。

I sat by the window, and from the window I could see lots of mountains, and I could see rivers too. The train moves really fast, but those mountains and rivers didn't feel far away at all.

真有意思！高铁上有没有服务员？

That's really interesting! Is there a service attendant on the high speed train?

有，服务员会问你要不要喝咖啡，要不要喝茶，也可以买东西吃。

Yes, the attendant will ask if you want coffee, if you want tea, and you can also buy something to eat.

那你觉得，高铁和飞机，哪个好？

So what do you think, between the high speed train and the plane, which is better?

我觉得高铁好，因为坐在窗户旁边可以看着山和河，飞机上看不到这些。你呢？高铁和飞机，你喜欢哪个？为什么？

I think the high speed train is better, because sitting by the window you can keep looking at the mountains and rivers, and you can't see those from a plane. What about you? Between the train and the plane, which do you like? Why?