I. Please read the new words after the speaker. 

Steve Jobs     [sti:v ˈdʒɒbz]         斯蒂夫·乔布斯（1955−2011，

                 美国苹果公司联合创始人）

 Bauhaus         [ˈbaʊhaʊs]            包豪斯建筑学院（德国的艺术和建筑学校）

 timeless          [ˈtaɪmləs]              a.万古长新的；永不过时的

 Plato               [ˈpleɪtəʊ]              柏拉图（427−347 B.C., 古希腊哲学家）

 Shakespeare   [ˈʃeɪkˌspɪə(r)]        莎士比亚（1564−1616，英国剧作家、诗人）

 establish         [ɪˈstæblɪʃ]              v. 建立;设立

 Weimar           ['waimɑ:(r)]          魏玛（德国中部城市）

 mission           [ˈmɪʃ∂n]                n. 使命；天职

 institution       [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ∂n]       n. 机构；团体

 furniture         [ˈfɜːnɪtʃə]               n. 家具

 typeface          [ˈtaɪpfeɪs]              n. （印刷用的）字体

 setting             [ˈsetɪŋ]                  n. （供一人用的）一副餐具

 focus on          关注；注意

 principle          [ˈprɪnsəp∂l]          n. 原则；原理；基本的观念

 garage              [ˈɡærɪdʒ]              n. 车库；停车房

 typography       [taɪˈpɒɡrəfi]         n. 排印；版面设计

 conference        [ˈkɒnf∂rəns]        n. 会议

 Aspen ['æspən] Institute               阿斯彭研究所（国际知名的非赢利组织，

                  总部设于美国华盛顿）

 quarters             [ˈkwɔːtəz]           n. [pl.] 住所；寓所

 architect            [ˈɑːkətekt]           n. 建筑师

 Herbert Bayer   [ˌhɜːbətˈbeɪə]      赫伯特·拜尔（1900−1985，奥地利和美国的

                  平面设计师、环境和室内设计师、建筑师）

 at heart             本质上；实际上

II. Please learn the words in the video.

III. Test

I. Please learn the following expressions.

II. Please watch a video clip and get to know China’s great progress in high-speed railway.

The speed of China’s high-speed railways has been picking up like China’s economic development in the last four decades. Since the Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway, China’s first high-speed train line, was completed in 2008, dozens of high-speed railway lines have been completed and gone into service. By the end of 2021, China’s high-speed railway network had exceeded 40,000 km, making it the longest in the world. Now, China’s high-speed trains can run between 300 and 350 km per hour. Due to their safety, efficiency, and comfort, high-speed trains have become China’s main means of travel. At present, there is an average of more than 7,400 high-speed trains operating per day, accounting for 77 percent of all passenger trains. 

The high-speed trains can travel through chilling plateaus as well as hot deserts, all thanks to China’s hard technology. Today, China boasts independently innovated hard technologies such as seamless railway tracks and high-speed junctions. Some have been exported to about 100 countries and regions. China has also begun collaboration with many countries and regions in railway planning, design, and construction. Moreover, China’s patent applications for high-speed railway technology occupy the highest percentage in the world, with over 99 percent. 

High-speed railways are a good image of China’s equipment production. However, China has never stopped exploring in high-speed railway. Next, we will see not only faster high-speed trains in China, but also double-decker high-speed trains and even driverless high-speed trains. In the future, with smart technology, China’s high-speed railways will continue to charge forward.