《轨道交通英语阅读》主要选编了一些与轨道交通*新发展相关的英语科技文章，让读者了解轨道交通发展的*新成就，思考轨道交通在给我们带来便利的同时，我们应该注意的问题。《轨道交通英语阅读》选文新颖，题材广，全部选自近几年的轨道交通发展相关的英语读物，反映国内外轨道交通发展的*新成果；思辨性强，所选的文章既有轨道交通*新成果的介绍，也有对轨道交通的优点和不足的讨论，不仅能提高读者的英语阅读理解能力，而且有助于培养读者的辩证思维和思辨能力；难易适中，针对性强，尤其适合正在从事轨道交通专业学习和研究的人员，为他们进行轨道交通专业英语学习和研究打下基础。

Unit 1
Section A The Global Rail Industry
Section B Global Competitiveness in the Rail and Transit Industry..
Unit 2
Section A Description of Urban Rail Transit Options
Section B Development of Urban Rail Transit Speeds up in China...
Unit 3
Section A Research Report on Chinese Urban Rail Transit Industry.
Section B Rail Transit Myths——And Realities
Unit 4
Section A The Origin of Light Rail Transit
Section B Rolling Stock
Unit 5
Section A An Introduction to Light Rail Traffic
Section B Advances in Light Rail Technology
Unit 6
Section A China's First Urban Monorail System in Chongqing
Section B Commuter Rail
Unit 7
SectionA Guangzhou Metro， China
Section B Guangzhou—Shenzhen—Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Unit 8
Section A High Speed Rail in China
Section B High Speed Trains Are Changing China
Unit 9
Section A What Can We Learn from High—Speed Rail in China？
Section B Should the United States Develop the High—Speed Rail？
Unit 10
Section A Speed Isn't Everything on China's New Rails
Section B China's High—Speed Rail Dilemma
unit 11
Section A High—Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy in the US
Section B Maglev Technologies in Germany and Japan
Unit 12
Section A Maglev Trains： Flying Without Wings
Section B How Maglev Trains Work
Unit 13
Section A Technology of Maglev （Transport）
Section B Is It Justified to Develop a New U.S.Maglev System？
Keys to Exercises
Glossary
Terms