中英对照读新闻》Indian runaway train takes 70-kilometre journey印度失控火车行驶70公里
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印度一列货运火车在没有司机的情况下行驶70公里。示意图。（欧新社档案照）(photo:LTN)◎孙宇青
Indian Railways said it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 kilometres without a driver.
印度铁路公司表示，已下令针对一列满载碎石的失控货运列车，在没有司机的情况下行驶70公里一事，展开调查。
Around 50 carriages set off solo, careering from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, before being brought to a halt by wooden blocks placed on the tracks.
约50节车厢单独出发，从北部查摩与克什米尔邦急速前往旁遮普邦，接着被铁轨上的木块拦住。
The train, running at 100 kilometres per hour, was captured in a video that went viral on social media.
这列时速100公里的火车被人们拍下，影片在社群媒体上爆红。
The incident happened after the train stopped at a railway station in Jammu for a crew change. It began moving down a slope after the driver and his assistant got off.
这起事件发生于火车停在查谟一个火车站进行列车人员换班期间。司机和他的助手下车后，车子开始沿着斜坡滑动。
All road crossings on the route were closed to prevent accidents.
为防止发生事故，该路线上的所有路口均已关闭。
India has invested huge sums of money to upgrade the network with modern stations and electronic signalling systems.（AFP）
印度已投入鉅资升级铁路网，包括现代化的车站和电子号志系统。（法新社）
新闻辞典
runaway：形容词，失控的；逃跑的。例句：Some people languishes in runaway inflation.（有些人在失控的通货膨胀中苦苦挣扎。）
career：动词，（车辆失控地）勐冲、飞奔。例句：The training car careered down a slope and crashed onto the wall.（教练车冲下斜坡、撞上墙壁。）
