The Reading Room - Britain celebrates 200-year anniversary of passenger trains

Aug 15, 2026 - Britain celebrates 200-year anniversary of passenger trains

Questions

1. cafb

2. bbb(c)c(b)a

3. steam locomotive, milestone, off the beaten track, enthusiast, criss-cross

Vocabulary

1. on track - 进步、步入正轨 making progress

2. market town - 集镇，指中世纪有权开设集市的镇子，因为那时候开设集市需要皇家特许

3. steam locomotive - a vehicle powered by steam

   locomotive n. 火车头 adj. 运动相关的

4. milestone - an important event in the development of some part of history

5. criss-cross - n. 纵横交错的图案 adj. 纵横交错的 adv. 纵横交错地、交叉地 v. 形成纵横交错的形式 travel from one side of something to the other, and back again

6. carriage n. 马车、车箱；运输；机器运动部件；一个人的举止、仪态

7. hands-on - 动手实践的 involving active participation

8. bicentennial - n. 200周年纪念 200th anniversary

9. enthusiast - a person who is very interested in a particular subject

10. off the beaten track - 远离喧嚣的、人迹罕至的 beaten 指被踩踏的、被拍打的（远离被人踩实了的小路）in a place far away from roads or paths, where not many people go

11. desolate - adj. 荒凉的 v. 使（某地）荒凉 empty of inhabitants

12. crown n. 王冠；某物的最高处；牙冠；英国纪念硬币25便士面值；一种纸张尺寸 v. 加冕；位于或构成顶部；成为最终辉煌（经过长期努力）；装牙冠；（非正式）打头部；分娩时孩子的头出现

13. picturesque - adj. 风景如画的 (of a place) beautiful, resembling a picture