波兰接收第一高速列车

 　　WARSAW, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland received on Monday the first of twenty Pendolino high-speed trains commisioned by the Polish State Railways.

　　Local media reported that the new train, which has been delivered to Wroclaw in south-western Poland, will undergo testing runs in autumn and be put into regular services in 2014 betwenn key Polish cities.

　　At present, the maximum speed on Polish tracks is 160 km/h, and the new train can reach speeds up to 275 km/h. Each train has seven coaches and seats up to 402 passengers.

　　The Polish State Railways has ordered 20 Pendolino trains from French multinational¹ conglomerate² Alstom. The overall cost, including running cost for the first 17 years, comes to 665 million euros (about 877.8 million U.S. dollars). (1 euro = 1.32 U.S. dollars)

1 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

2 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。