2018年CRI China's mileages of high-speed rail and expressways top world ranking

 

China leads the world for high-speed rail and expressways, in terms of mileage¹, with each of those networks expanding over the past year.

At the same time, China has also cut its logistics costs by nearly 90 billion yuan, which has provided significant financial relief for businesses in the country.

Minister of Transportation Li Xiaopeng has given an update on the expansion of the country's rail and road networks.

"By the end of 2017, the total mileage of China's operational railway reached 127,000 kilometers, among which the mileage of high-speed railway was 25,000 kilometers, ranking No. 1 in the world. The total mileage of roads in service was 4.77 million kilometers, among which the mileage of expressway was 136,000 kilometers, also ranking No. 1 in the world."

The minister said transportation services have also been raised to a higher level.

"As to the transportation services, more than 18.5 billion passenger trips were handled last year, and over 47 billion tons of goods were delivered. Speaking of postal³ services, over 40 billion packages were delivered last year, or a daily average of over 100 million. This means that the level of our transportation services has been rising. The same is also true in the fields of transportation technologies and management."

China's supply-side reform in the transport field also made significant progress last year, reducing costs by nearly 90 billion yuan.

The reduction came from lower toll⁴ fees, cancellation⁵ of compulsory⁶ tests for commercial vehicles, and lower service fees on shipping⁷ companies.

Vice² minister of transport Liu Xiaoming says the figure surpassed the annual target by 13 percent.

"The costs were reduced in four aspects. When we do detailed⁸ calculations, we want it to push forward cost reductions for enterprises in the real economy. A total of nearly 99 billion yuan was cut."

Compared with developed countries, China's logistics costs remain high, accounting⁹ for nearly 15 percent of GDP in 2016.

Liu says more efforts will be made this year to ensure reductions in the months ahead exceed the totals of the past year.

1 mileage   

n.里程，英里数；好处，利润

参考例句：

• He doesn't think there's any mileage in that type of advertising.他认为做那种广告毫无效益。
• What mileage has your car done?你的汽车跑了多少英里？

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

5 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

6 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

7 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

8 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

9 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。