中国将为墨西哥建造首条高铁

 　　A Chinese-led consortium has won a contract for a multi-billion dollar high-speed passenger rail link between Mexico City and the central city of Queretaro.

　　China Railway Construction has teamed up with China Southern Rail in a consortium of companies for the bid, which also involves four big Mexican companies.

　　The group, led by the China Railway Construction Corporation, was the only bidder¹ for the project, despite earlier interest from rivals like German conglomerate² Siemens and Canada's Bombardier.

　　中国将为墨西哥建造首条高铁The project itself is worth an estimated 4.5-billion US dollars.

　　The Export-Import Bank of China is going to finance 85 percent of the project's costs.

　　For more on the successful bid, we are now joined live by Gao Shang, analyst³ with Guantong Futures⁴.

1 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

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。

3 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

4 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。