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1、【1.19】1.19每日一篇双语精读Mexican infrastructure：Money down the trainThe presidents latestboondoggle【1】On coming to power in2018Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, Mexicos president,promisedto boost thefortunesof the poor south-east. Hisflagshipproject to do so is a1,500km (970-mile) tourist railway, known as the Tr

2、en Maya,connectingtowns, beachresortsandruinsaround the Yucatnpeninsula, which the presidentinauguratedon December15th.【2】The opening was a bit of adampsquib. Billboards adorned with toucans andlushvegetationalong the coastal road between Tulum and Cancn have long announced that the train “is here”,

3、 but workers in hard hats suggest otherwise. In Mr Lpez Obradorshasteto finish various mega-projectsa refinery, a new airport in Mexico City and aninteroceaniccorridor in the southhe often opens them half-finished. For now the train is onlyoperatingon thestretchbetween Campeche and Cancn, on alimite

4、dtimetable. The first journey took over nine hours, far longer than by car. The president says the rest will start operations by the end of February2024.【3】The railwaysconstructionhas generated some impressive figures. The government says the project has created over100,000jobs. It says the train wi

5、ll bring opportunities to out-of-the-way villages and towns byencouragingtourism, as well as by moving locals andfreight.【4】But manyanalystsdoubt the train will boost the economy for long. Many jobs aretemporary, linked to laying thetracks. It is unclear how many tourists will use the train. Locals

6、will struggle to afford it: a ticket for the firststretchcosts1,166pesos ($68), nearly a weeks average salary. The governmentreckonsthat the railway will cost more thantripleits original budget of120bn-150bn pesos, a huge sum that might have been better spent on basic infrastructure the area lacks,

7、such as roads, drinking water and electricity. Jos Gasca Zamora of the National Autonomous University of Mexicoreckonsthe government will be subsidising the train for years to come.【5】Others highlight the damage caused by theconstruction, includingfellingtrees andinadequatelyprotectingarchaeological

8、remains. “It is environmentaldevastation,” claims Gemma Santana of Slvame del Tren, a protest group. Someindigenouscommunitiesalong the route haveobjectedto it.【6】In2019Mr Lpez Obrador held areferendumon whether to build the railway. He won, but fewer than3% ofeligiblevotersturned out. To speed up t

9、he processand,scepticssay, toconcealinformationhe gavecertainstretches of the railway to thearmedforces to build. They will also operate it. In2021hedeclaredthe project a national-security matter, reissuing thedecreethis year after the Supreme Court struck it down. Hisrailroadingmay pay off. But the

10、 project may yet prove to be a trainwreck.短语：1.原文：On coming to power in 2018 Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, Mexicos president, promised to boost the fortunes of the poor south-east. 词典: come to power上台；开始执政例句：A leader might come to power through democratic elections but establish a dictatorship in the c

11、ountry.领导人可能通过民主选举上台，却在国内实施独裁统治。 2.原文：The opening was a bit of a damp squib.词典: a damp squib某事令人空欢喜；未达到预期例句：The most eagerly awaited stockmarket flotation in years turned out to be a damp squib.多年来最备受期待的股票发行结果却让人大跌眼镜。3.原文：In Mr Lpez Obradors haste to finish various mega-projectsa refinery, a new air

12、port in Mexico City and an interoceanic corridor in the southhe often opens them half-finished.词典: haste to do sth 急忙做某事例句：She made haste to tell her mother the good news.她赶快将好消息告诉她母亲。 4.原文：In 2021 he declared the project a national-security matter, reissuing the decree this year after the Supreme C

13、ourt struck it down.词典: strike sth down取消，撤销（法规）例句：The Supreme Court struck down a Texas state law.最高法院撤销了得克萨斯州的一条法律。5.原文：His railroading may pay off.词典: pay off 成功；奏效；达到目的例句：Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.桑德拉决心成为医生，她的坚持取得了成功。长难句1.原文：His flagship project to do

14、so is a 1,500km (970-mile) tourist railway, known as the Tren Maya, connecting towns, beach resorts and ruins around the Yucatn peninsula, which the president inaugurated on December 15th.2.分析：本句包含一个定语从句。主句为“His flagship project to do so is a 1,500km tourist railway”；“known as the Tren Maya”为插入语，对to

15、urist railway进一步说明；“connecting. peninsula”为现在分词做状语，修饰the Tren Maya；“which the. 15th”为非限制性定语从句，修饰the Tren Maya。3.译文：为此，他开启了旗舰项目，兴修一条全长1500公里（970英里）的旅游铁路，称之为玛雅铁路（Tren Maya），连接尤卡坦半岛周围的城镇、海滩度假村和遗迹，总统于12月15日为其举行了启动典礼。1.原文：The government reckons that the railway will cost more than triple its original bud

16、get of 120bn-150bn pesos, a huge sum that might have been better spent on basic infrastructure the area lacks, such as roads, drinking water and electricity. 2.分析：本句包含一个宾语从句和一个定语从句。主句为“The government reckons.”；“that the railway. pesos”为宾语从句；本课程出自微信公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易，尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！“that might. electricity

17、”为限制性定语从句，修饰a huge sum。3.译文：据政府估计，这条铁路的造价将是其最初预算（1200亿至1500亿比索）的三倍多，这笔巨款本可以更好地用在该地区缺少的基础设施上，如道路、饮用水和电力。写作技巧：But many analysts doubt the train will boost the economy for long. 但许多分析人士怀疑这列火车能否长期提振经济。生词: boost v. 使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺boost本意为“用力向上推”，引申为“大力推动”。表达经济、信心和士气的提升均可以使用boost。表示“发展经济”，我们可以使用boost/stimul

18、ate/develop the economy。boost也可以作名词，表示“推动力”。Give sth a boost表示“推动某事的发展”，也可以写成give a boost to sth。例句：This growing trend is giving a boost to the global tourism market and hospitality industry alike.这样的趋势带动了全球旅游市场和酒店业的发展。背景知识：近日，墨西哥总统参加玛雅游铁路第一标段落成典礼，并参与玛雅列车首发仪式，标志着这条全长1500公里的铁路开通部分运营，对推动区域旅游业发展、带动就业与经

19、济意义重大。开通首日，列车出现了一定程度的晚点。当局表示，这主要是因为列车还在调试之中，运营还有待进一步优化。运营方会加快完善各项工作，进一步提升运营质量和效率。开通将极大便利两地之间的人员流动。相信随着运营的日益成熟，该铁路必将发挥重要作用，成为连接墨西哥诸多城市的重要经济纽带，也将进一步丰富游客的出行体验，从而带动经济增长和就业。玛雅铁路连接了墨西哥南部的历史文化遗址和现代化城市，全长1500多公里。 玛雅铁路的建设工程总共分为5个标段，其中第一标段由中国交建联合体承建，第二标段由墨西哥西班牙联合体承建、第三标段由墨西哥本土企业联合体承建、第四标段由墨西哥ICA建设公司承建、第五标段由墨西哥西班牙联合体承建。段落大意：【1】墨西哥总统开启玛雅铁路项目，旨在促进东南部贫困地区发展。【2】玛雅铁路的落成典礼未取得预期效果。【3】玛雅铁路的建设创造了10万多个工作岗位。【4】许多分析人士对于这列火车能否提振经济持怀疑态度。【5】人们认为玛雅铁路的建设对环境和考古遗迹保护造成了破坏。【6】玛雅铁路这一项目最后可能会惨淡收场。