中国的铁路走向全球

 　　CRRC, the new company created from the merger¹ of train makers² CSR and CNR, will start trading in the Chinese A-share market today.

　　The two railway giants completed a stock swap³ last week.

　　Earlier, Germany's national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, announced it is considering buying trains and spare parts from China.

　　Company board member Heike Hanagarth told German media that in the following three to five years, Asia, and China in particular, could assume a key role a a supplier for Deutsche Bahn.

　　中国的铁路走向全球

　　First, Deutsche Bahn will by 2017 reportedly begin purchasing some of the 35-thousand wheels it requires annually⁴ from Chinese manufacturers.

　　Meanwhile, it is being reported that Chinese firms could also be strong contenders in a $68 billion high-speed rail project in California.

　　For more on this topic, we're joined on the line by Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

1 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

4 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。