夏说英语新闻晨读 第394期:超铁速度新纪录

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A competition helping¹ to drive development of the futuristic hyperloop transport system has been won by engineering students from Munich.
The hyperloop idea involves passengers in pods travelling at very high speeds down sealed tunnels.
The team's pod hit 457km/h on a 1.2km test track.
Run by the SpaceX aerospace² company, the competition aims to refine the technologies that could underpin³ the super-fast transport system.

drive development (of): 推动 (……的) 发展
futuristic: 未来的；新潮的
hyperloop: n. 超铁
hyperinflation: n. 恶性通货膨胀
hypersensitive: adj. 超级敏感的
hypercritical: adj. 吹毛求疵的；苛评的
Munich: 慕尼黑
involvecontain)
pod: n. 吊舱；豆荚
seal: vt. 密封；盖章
tunnel: n. 隧道
hit: vt. 达到；到达
track: n. 轨道
aerospace: n. 航空航天工业
refine: vt. 提升；改进 (improve)
underpinstrengthen)

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

3 underpin   

v.加固，支撑

参考例句：

• China needs regional stability to underpin its continued economic growth.中国需要地区稳定来巩固其持续的经济增长。
• These developments are underpinned by solid progress in heavy industry.重工业的稳固发展为这些进展打下了基础。