In February, a regional museum prepared a traveling exhibition called *How We Move*.
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二月，一家地区博物馆筹备了一场名为《我们的移动方式》的巡回展览。
Reading 13：A Freight Journey Across the Region
一批货物的区域旅程
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第1段
Its storage location was a northwest village, far from the coastal airport and harbor.
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展品存放在西北部的一个村庄，距离沿海机场和港口很远。
The shipment contained a bicycle, motorcycle, tram bell, railroad map, sailor's canvas bag, and models of a boat, yacht, aeroplane, helicopter, plane, and spacecraft.
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这批货物包括一辆自行车、一辆摩托车、一只电车铃、一幅铁路地图、一个水手用帆布袋，以及小船、游艇、飞机、直升机和宇宙飞船的模型。
An astronaut suit stood in a separate case.
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一套宇航服单独放在一个箱子里。
The museum had nineteen days to deliver everything to an island facility, an addition to its summer tour, before the opening period.
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博物馆有十九天时间，要在开放期开始前把所有物品运到一座岛上的场馆；该场馆是夏季巡展新增的一站。
第2段
Mira, the transport coordinator, spread an atlas across the depot floor and marked the itinerary.
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运输协调员米拉把一本地图册摊在仓库地板上，并标出了行程路线。
A lorry would follow a country lane to the motorway; a train would cross the hinterland, and a ship would complete the voyage.
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一辆货车将沿乡间小路驶上高速公路；随后火车穿越内陆地区，最后由轮船完成航程。
An aircraft was an emergency alternative, but the airline charged greatly more for bulky baggage and luggage.
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飞机是紧急情况下的备选方案，但航空公司对体积庞大的行李收费高得多。
Its airway passed over protected land, so flying was neither straightforward nor economical.
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这条航线会飞越受保护的土地，因此空运既不简单直接，也不经济。
Mira chose the mixed route, set a strict minimum time for each transition, and planned a final tour from June to September.
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米拉选择了多种运输方式结合的路线，为每次转运设定严格的最低时间，并安排展览在六月至九月进行最后一段巡展。
第3段
Every object was measured.
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每件物品都经过了测量。
The bicycle was sixty inches long, the boat model weighed thirteen kilos, and an antique compass was seventy millimetres wide.
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自行车长六十英寸，小船模型重十三公斤，一只古董指南针宽七十毫米。
Workers recorded each crate's width and breadth, then checked labels using litres, gallons, quarts, and ounces.
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工人记录每只板条箱的宽度，然后核对那些使用升、加仑、夸脱和盎司作为单位的标签。
The cargo occupied less than a hectare, or roughly two acres, yet its value was enormous.
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这些货物占地不到一公顷，也就是大约两英亩，但价值极高。
One lapse could squeeze a mast, bend a tyre, or deprive the exhibition of an essential object.
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一次疏忽就可能挤压桅杆、弄弯轮胎，或者让展览失去一件必不可少的物品。
Careful measurement would boost safety and prevent a later clash over responsibility.
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仔细测量可以提高安全性，并避免日后因责任归属发生冲突。
第4段
A spark could start a fire, and fumes could leave a worker unconscious, so the safety plan had to succeed.
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一个火花就可能引发火灾，烟气也可能使工人昏迷，因此安全方案必须成功实施。
第5段
At dawn, a courier checked every tag while a forklift loaded the truck.
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黎明时，一名快递员核对每张标签，叉车则把货物装上卡车。
A string secured the bag; tacks held a waterproof sheet over the deck model.
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一根细绳固定住袋子；平头钉把防水布固定在甲板模型上方。
The driver examined the brake, steering, fuel tank, and odometer.
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司机检查了刹车、转向系统、油箱和里程表。
His cab carried a hose, road atlas, and pennies for an old toll.
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驾驶室里放着一根软管、一本公路地图册，以及支付旧式通行费所需的几枚便士。
A hatchback and jeep led the convoy; behind them, a tractor pulled a wagon with display rails and a trolley.
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一辆掀背车和一辆吉普车在车队前方带路；后面，一辆拖拉机牵引着装有展示导轨和手推车的货车。
The driver expected to encounter cyclists, hikers, and people who might swim beside the road, so he kept the speed low.
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司机预料路上可能遇到骑车者、徒步者以及在路旁水域游泳的人，因此始终保持低速。
第6段
Trouble arose near a flyover.
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车队在一座跨线桥附近遇到了麻烦。
A van had suffered a breakdown, and its load obstructed two highway lanes.
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一辆厢式货车发生故障，车上的货物堵住了高速公路的两条车道。
Police raised a barricade and ordered traffic onto a bypass.
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警察设置路障，并指挥车辆驶上绕行道路。
The convoy had to deviate from its track and take a detour past a slum, mansion, motel, and quiet locality.
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车队不得不偏离原定路线，绕道经过一片贫民区、一座宅邸、一家汽车旅馆和一个安静地区。
The road dipped, then climbed.
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道路先向下倾斜，随后开始上坡。
One crate bounced, the truck stumbled into a hole, and a metal corner struck the interior wall.
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一只板条箱弹了起来，卡车颠进一个坑里，箱子的金属包角撞上车厢内壁。
The driver braked instantly, crouched by the wheel, and found no damage.
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司机立刻刹车，蹲在车轮旁检查，确认没有损坏。
Presently, the convoy moved again.
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不久以后，车队再次出发。
第7段
Three hours elapsed before the vehicles reached the railway facility.
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过了三个小时，车辆才到达铁路设施。
The platform bustled with travelers carrying suitcases.
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站台上挤满了提着手提箱、匆忙来往的旅客。
Some hurried toward the metro, subway, streetcar, or airport shuttle; others entered a buffet car.
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有些人赶往地铁、有轨电车或机场接驳车，另一些人则走进餐车。
A porter pushed the freight down the aisle and fixed it inside a wagon with a bunk.
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一名搬运工沿通道推动货物，并把它固定在一节带铺位的车厢内。
He removed an ashtray and stored tools in the recess.
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他取下一个烟灰缸，把工具存放在留下的凹槽里。
The train passed through a tunnel like a cavern.
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火车穿过一条仿佛巨大洞穴般的隧道。
A courier began to dart along the platform with a late despatch, but the doors closed before he reached them.
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一名快递员带着一份迟到的急件沿站台飞奔，但他还没赶到，车门就关上了。
第8段
Beyond the tunnel, rain made the rails shine and water began to drip from a joint.
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驶出隧道后，雨水使铁轨发亮，水也开始从一个接缝处滴落。
Radar showed a storm near the coast; the harbor authority warned that waves might clash against the wall.
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雷达显示海岸附近有暴风雨；港务部门警告说，海浪可能猛烈撞击防护墙。
The train retreated to a siding while engineers repaired the line.
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工程师维修线路时，火车退回一条侧线等待。
Mira was furious but did not chase an impossible schedule.
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米拉十分愤怒，但没有继续追赶一个不可能完成的时间表。
She highlighted the delay, sent a dispatch to the museum, and strove to protect the cargo.
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她突出标记了延误情况，向博物馆发送急件，并努力保护货物。
The recession had reduced the project's budget, so presumably no replacement train was available.
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经济衰退已经削减了项目预算，因此大概没有可用的替代列车。
第9段
By evening, the train reached the port.
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到了晚上，火车抵达港口。
Cranes elevated the cases onto a vessel whose deck held a yacht, rescue boat, and two automobiles.
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起重机把箱子吊到一艘船上，船的甲板上还停放着一艘游艇、一艘救援艇和两辆汽车。
A mariner helped the captain steer through the narrow channel.
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一名水手协助船长操纵船只穿过狭窄水道。
Spray soared over the rail, stirred the water, and made an unsecured float jump.
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飞溅的水花越过船舷，搅动水面，使一个没有固定好的浮标跳动起来。
Crew tied it down before it could drift or tangle with a rope.
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船员及时把它系牢，以免它漂走或与绳索缠在一起。
Mira used a map to orient herself and reported the ship's whereabouts.
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米拉借助地图确定方向，并报告了船只的所在位置。
The voyage had extended, but navigation remained under control.
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航程虽然延长了，但导航仍处于控制之中。
第10段
During the crossing, Mira inspected the cases.
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渡海期间，米拉检查了各个箱子。
One held a veterinary tranquilizer; another held a model sled from Sweden, skates from Iceland, a Greek cart from Greece, and postcards of Paris, Rome, and Oceania.
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一个箱子装着兽用镇静剂；另一个箱子装着来自瑞典的雪橇模型、来自冰岛的冰鞋、来自希腊的希腊式推车，以及印有巴黎、罗马和大洋洲景象的明信片。
A transport display compared an American airplane with a British aeroplane and showed an automobile, limousine, motorcar, cab, trolley, tube train, and sailing boat.
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一组交通展品比较了美式英语中的 airplane 与英式英语中的 aeroplane，并展示了汽车、豪华轿车、旧式汽车、出租车、无轨电车、地铁列车和帆船。
It also explained how a trainer could ride a bike, hike, skate, stroll, or swim.
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展品还说明了一名教练可以怎样骑自行车、徒步、滑冰、散步或游泳。
These were exhibition objects, not proposed transport methods, so the variety did not confuse the crew.
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这些都是展览物品，并不是实际建议采用的运输方式，因此种类繁多也没有让船员困惑。
第11段
The ship arrived in June after a temporal gap in its timetable.
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轮船于六月抵达，而其时间表已经出现了一段时间上的空缺。
At the terminal, a parade and sightseeing tour filled the avenue.
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在码头，一场游行和一支观光队伍占满了大街。
Staff cleared the sidewalk and used a spotlight to guide a shuttle.
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工作人员清理了人行道，并用聚光灯引导接驳车。
Heavy crates continued by truck while a trainer rode beside the convoy and kept walkers off the trail.
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沉重的板条箱继续由卡车运输，一名教练骑车跟在车队旁边，让步行者离开服务道路。
The road narrowed near an old bridge whose inherent weakness limited its load.
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道路在一座老桥附近变窄，而这座桥本身固有的薄弱之处限制了它的承载量。
Mira divided the freight between two vehicles, giving the bridge greater autonomy from repeated vibration.
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米拉把货物分装到两辆车上，使桥梁较少受到车队反复振动的影响。
Despite the absence of an escort, both crossed safely.
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尽管没有护送车辆，两辆车仍然安全通过了桥梁。
第12段
At the museum, staff reproduced the depot inventory.
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到达博物馆后，工作人员按照仓库清单重新核对全部物品。
One cover was damp, one corner had deteriorated slightly, and a compass had moved by a millimetre, but nothing was missing.
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一块罩布受了潮，一个箱角略有损坏，一只指南针移动了一毫米，但没有任何物品遗失。
The curator praised Mira for refusing to treat the timetable as compulsory or eternal.
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馆长称赞米拉没有把时间表当成必须绝对服从、永远不能改变的规定。
Delays had arisen, routes had changed, and the journey had wandered across road, rail, and sea.
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延误已经发生，路线也发生了改变，整段旅程曲折地经过公路、铁路和海路。
Nevertheless, calm decisions allowed the exhibition to open on time.
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尽管如此，冷静的决策仍使展览得以按时开放。
The trip across the region became a highlight: every facility, vehicle, worker, and measurement had mattered.
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这次跨越整个地区的旅程本身成了一大亮点：每一处设施、每一种交通工具、每一名工作人员和每一次测量都发挥了作用。