我乘坐了中国超级快的子弹头列车，从纽约到芝加哥只要4.5小时，而且它说明了美国现在是多么的落后 [美国媒体]

I rode China's superfast bullet train that could go from New York to Chicago in 4.5 hours — and it shows how far behind the US really is

我乘坐了中国超级快的子弹头列车，从纽约到芝加哥只要4.5小时，而且它说明了美国现在是多么的落后



Traveling to China can often feel like visiting the future. The cities stretch out for what seems like forever, while new skyscrapers, bridges, and futuristically designed landmarks spring up every year. Nowhere is this feeling more apparent than when you encounter China's high-speed railway network. At 15,500 miles, the country's "bullet train" is the world's largest. And it's getting larger. The China Railway Corp., the country's government-owned train operator, is getting close to finishing the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, a high-speed rail line spanning more than 80 miles.

去中国旅游总是给你一种到访未来的感觉。城市向无边蔓延，而新建的高楼，桥梁和未来式的地标建筑如雨后春笋般拔起。而中国的高铁网络尤其能给人这种感觉。以15500英里的长度，中国的“子弹头列车”是世界规模最大的。而且还在不断的变大。中国铁路总公司，该国国有铁路运营商即将建成广深港高速铁路，超过80英里长。

R 8 hr ago
America isn't necessarily behind on tech. We just don't have a political system that allows for the implementation of new tech at such a fast pace.

美国未必技术落后。只不过我们的政治系统不允许我们以这么快的速度实施新技术。

Teacher 9 hr ago
China does not require environmental impact reports, union wages for people who build their rail system, court hearings for the government to acquire land, and multiple stops to please every congressional district it passes through.

中国不要求环境影响报告，工会工资，征地之前也不用巨型法庭听证会，也不用去取悦线路所经过的国会选取。

peppy 7 hr ago
The most interesting part of the article: We have an Amtrak train that goes 150mph, something I never knew existed in America.

文章中最有意思的部分是：我们的列车时速可以达到150英里，可是我从来都不知道有这回事。

N 7 hr ago
Why would anyone want to go to Chicago?

为什么会有人想去芝加哥呢？

Synical1 7 hr ago
I'm all for bringing high speed rail to the US. However, based upon the performance of Amtrak and countless other "transportation" agencies, the Taxpayer funding spend on such a project will be squandered even before 1" of track is laid.

我很赞成美国也建高铁。然而，考虑到美国铁路公司以及无数其他交通机构的表现，纳税人花在这个项目上的资金会被浪费掉，根本无法建成。

Leroybraun 7 hr ago
Flight time is 2.5 hours. What's the point?

飞行时间只要2.5小时。所以有何意义？

Unknown 9 hr ago
It makes sense for them to build something like that because of high population density. We probably will lose tons of money if we have trains like that.

中国人口密度大所以适合建造这种东西。如果我们也这样的话可能损失惨重。

Frank 9 hr ago
Great things are possible when you don't have to worry about pesky human rights and the PC Police.

当你不用担忧令人厌烦的人权问题和政治正确的警察时，就可以实现伟大的成就。

whiteboy 8 hr ago
Do you want US to go back by building these trains which cost more and travel much slower. I am flying from Orlando to Boston ( 1200 miles) in 3 hours, 5 hrs door to door for about $100 each way. And we have had it for last 75 years at least, if not longer.

难道你想让美国建设这些耗费更高速度更慢的列车。我从奥兰多飞到波士顿只要3小时，门对门只要5小时，而且单程只要100美元。而且已经拥有至少75年历史了。

fist of doom 9 hr ago
Here's a fact that no one mention when it comes to high speed train. Not one in the world is financial feasible, everyone of them is losing money and only exist through government subsidies.

就高铁而言，人们忘记了一个事实。世界上的所有高铁没有一个是具备经济可行性的，所有的高铁都在亏钱，只因为有政府补助才得以存在。

Hedo 8 hr ago
Even though I'm for high speed rail, we need to compare difference between China and US: 1) All land in China is owned by government. Thus they are 100% eminent domain and compensation is not required. Obviously this does not work in US. 2) US also has extensive domestic air travel. China does too, but airfare probably costs more than US.

虽然我也喜欢高铁，但是我们要对中美之间的差异进行对比一下：1、中国的所有土地都是政府所有。所以政府具有100%的征用权，不需要赔偿。在美国这显然是行不通的。2、美国拥有发达的国内航空网络。中国也有，但是费用可能要比美国高。

Frank 8 hr ago
Also........we're behind because we can't get from NY to Chicago faster than 4.5 hours? Anyone else questioning the entire premise of this article??

我们落后是因为我们无法在4.5个小时的时间里从纽约抵达芝加哥？还有其他人质疑这篇文章的前提的吗？

WarrenB 8 hr ago
That's because we make things called jets that can do it in 90 minutes.

那是因为我们坐飞机，而且只要一个半小时。

Julius 8 hr ago
Just because America decides to not spend billions on a train that a very tiny fraction of the population would use (in fact, the train would be at minimum capacity 9 trips out of 10 unless they only used it a couple of times a week) does not mean the US is "behind."

就因为美国不愿投资巨资在一个只有一小部分人使用的列车系统上，并不意味着美国就落后了。

Bob 8 hr ago
I hear we are also behind 3rd world countries in horse and buggy technology, what are we to do?!?!

我听说我们在马车技术上也落后于第三世界，我们该怎么办？

Goback3Spaces 8 hr ago
Another attempt to compare apples to watermelons.

完全没有可比性。

Adam 8 hr ago
We do planes. Even faster and cheaper.

我们有飞机。更快更便宜。

warcat59 7 hr ago
Pretty much comparing apples to oranges.

这真是把毫不相干的东西硬凑在一起进行比较。

Jude 7 hr ago
Come now, we are the greatest country, the best health care, the best military, the most people struggling.

我们是最伟大的国家，最好的医保，最好的军事，最多人在挣扎。

Manny 8 hr ago
As long as Americans are so attached to their personal cars, we will never make the proper investment in mass transit. As we convert to autonomously driven cars, I wonder if people will be less attached to cars. However the "big 3" did really good job in the 50's and 60's of convincing Americans that they needed personal cars. And I guarantee that 90% of the people reading this comment will say "We do need personal cars, They didn't convince me." demonstrating the remarkable effectiveness of their marketing campaign.

只要美国人还是那么的喜欢开车，我们就不可能在大众交通上有什么好的投资。随着自动驾驶汽车的到来，我在想人们对汽车的喜欢会不会变得少一点。不过三大汽车公司在五六十年代的时候确实成功说服了美国人买车。我猜看到我的这条评论后，会有90%的人说“我们确实需要汽车，他们并没有说服我们。”这表明当时的市场营销是多么的成功。

Steve 7 hr ago
US: has always had tech to build bullet train, but doesn't build one because we don't need one. primitive China: doesn't have tech to build bullet train, so steals it to manage overcrowded nation. So who's really the one that's behind?

美国：我们总是具备建造子弹头列车的技术，但是我们不需要所以不建。
原始中国：没有技术建子弹头列车，所以窃取以应对众多的人口。
所以谁才是真正落后的啊？

Jim 8 hr ago
If we quit being the world's ATM, we could have these things too. China takes care of their own people/country first,...that's something else we can learn from them.

如果我们停止成为世界的ATM机，我们也可以建造这些东西。中国关注自己国家和人民。。这是我们应该学习的。

Love 8 hr ago
Without true democracy, nothing else matters !

没有真正的民主，所以其他东西都不重要了！