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Trans-Siberian Railroad
Trans-Siberian Railroad

Learn English meaning of 'Trans-Siberian Railroad'

Date: Jan 11 2017

Themes: Travel

Intro

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Do you want to travel abroad someday? Maybe, you’ll visit the Great Wall of China. Maybe, you’ll see Egypt’s Pyramids. Or maybe, you’ll travel the impressive Trans-Siberian Railroad, the world’s longest rail.

Traveling between Moscow, Russia, and Vladivostok, Russia, takes seven days. That’s a long time to travel. You can enjoy meals in the dining car. You can talk to fascinating people. And when you’re tired, there’s always the sleeper car.

Vocab

abroad adv.

Definition

Example Studying abroad is very fun because you can meet people from other places.

impressive adj.

Definition

Example That was an impressive movie. I want to see it again.

dining car n.

Definition

Example Let's meet in the dining car at 5 PM. I want to get a hamburger before the train arrives in San Francisco.

fascinating adj.

Definition

Example The artwork inside the building was fascinating.

sleeper car n.

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Example He was tired after a long day of train travel, so he went to the sleeper car to get some rest.

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Discussion

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Have you ever been in a sleeper car or a dining car? Do you think trains are fascinating?

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Slavic miracle

Russian Federation

Hi all! I’m taken aback to see this lesson about TS-railroad here! Thank you for it!


I have read an article about Danny Boyle (famouse Director). He traveled by TS-railroad to Irkutsk for visiting lake Baikal in October, 2016! It’s so interesting to have such kind of dream to swim in Baikal in your 60th anniversary!


I rode on TS-railroad for 3.5 days. We slept in sleeper car and visited dining car. It isn’t fascinating for us because a lot of people in Russia use this type of transport to move from A to B :)  But I prefer to fly because it’s quicker but it’s more expensive.


In general TS-railroad is very impressive and of course far reaching because it’s used not only for passenger trains but also for vital freight trains!

09:09 PM Feb 11 2017 |

fcf515

fcf515

Taiwan

No, I have never been in a sleeper car oor a dining car, but I‘d love to experience it one day. I think trains are fascinating and I like riding them.

09:54 AM Feb 08 2017 |

markbanh

Viet Nam

My country doesn’t have the concept about “sleeper car” or “dining car”. I don’t know what they are. So, I haven’t ever seen them and in them. :)


Trains in my country are not fasicinating. They are noisy and crowded, I do not like them. I hate moving by trains. Moving by train takes time.

02:15 AM Jan 12 2017 |

gerdr

Netherlands

I know this is about language and not geography, but … The Transsib does not, in the stricter sense, connect any countries, as it is from end to end a Russian railway. It also does not, as Andy says, end in the middle of mainland China, but in Vladivostok at the Pacific coast. It has connection branch lines into various Asian countries, including China, which is probably what was meant, but stated as in the dialog and discussion the information might be misleading.

06:30 PM Jan 11 2017 |

mobinm

mobinm

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

When somone go to travell by train he/ she cant stay to enjoy sightseeing where wants and get frash air then train passes and look at  everything quickly.

03:18 PM Jan 11 2017 |

Seiyfk

Seiyfk

Turkey

I didnt have any travelling with a sleeper car or a dining car as ı remembered ,


ı would want to travel with Trans-Siberian Railroad, it seems exciting,facinating trip ,


different places,natural beautiues..


it can be new experience,especially with beloved someone..

02:29 PM Jan 11 2017 |

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