И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ
1. bullet ['bulit] — (доел.) пуля

2. Shinkansen [∫inkən'sen]—Синкансен (название скоростной же­лезнодорожной сети в Японии)

3. every other car — каждый второй вагон

4. pantograph ['pæntəgra:f] —пантограф (устройство для съема электрического тока с контактной сети)

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TEXT С. RECENT STUDI

OF TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS ES
(1) Today various ways to perfect and to speed up trans­portation in big cities have become an object of discussion among engineers and scientists.

(2) Most transportation experts consider underground tunnels the key to the successful solution of this problem. It is true that deep tunnel costs are very high now. But improved methods of boring—laser beams (луч), chemicals (химическое вещество) and others—would make tunnelling cheaper and essentially cut down the time of their con­struction. Underground tunnels would not be affected by the weather, that is why they would offer an efficient and safe way of carrying passenger transport.

(3) According to what some experts say it is desirable that these tunnels should be serviced by computer-controlled stream-lined capsules.¹ Inside, you should push a needed button and the capsule would accelerate to a certain speed. Controlled by a distant computer, it would ride through a network of tunnels under the city and take the fastest route to your destination (место назначения).

(4) As to the realization of "the project, the proposed system seems acceptable for every element of this system is already within the limits of scientists' skills.