鐵道的新生命
New life for the railways — Chinese reading, HSK 7–9
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隨著公路與高鐵日益發達，臺灣不少地方支線鐵路的乘客逐年減少，一度面臨停駛的命運。然而，近年來這些看似過時的鐵道，卻搖身一變成了觀光資源。
suí zhe gōng lù yǔ gāo tiě rì yì fā dá Tái wān bù shǎo dì fāng zhī xiàn tiě lù de chéng kè zhú nián jiǎn shǎo yí dù miàn lín tíng shǐ de mìng yùn rán ér jìn nián lái zhè xiē kàn sì guò shí de tiě dào què yáo shēn yí biàn chéng le guān guāng zī yuán
As highways and high-speed rail have grown ever more developed, passenger numbers on many of Taiwan's local branch lines fell year after year, and some once faced closure. In recent years, though, these seemingly outdated railways have transformed into tourist attractions.
平溪線沿途的老街可以放天燈，集集線的車站保留了日治時期的木造建築，而退役的舊車廂則被改造成主題列車，吸引鐵道迷與親子遊客慕名而來。地方居民也藉此開設民宿與餐廳，為人口外流的小鎮注入活力。
píng xī xiàn yán tú de lǎo jiē kě yǐ fàng tiān dēng jí jí xiàn de chē zhàn bǎo liú le rì zhì shí qí de mù zào jiàn zhù ér tuì yì de jiù chē xiāng zé bèi gǎi zào chéng zhǔ tí liè chē xī yǐn tiě dào mí yǔ qīn zǐ yóu kè mù míng ér lái dì fāng jū mín yě jiè cǐ kāi shè mín sù yǔ cān tīng wèi rén kǒu wài liú de xiǎo zhèn zhù rù huó lì
Along the Pingxi Line you can release sky lanterns on the old streets; the stations of the Jiji Line preserve wooden buildings from the Japanese era; and retired carriages have been converted into themed trains, drawing rail fans and families who come because of their reputation. Locals have used this to open guesthouses and restaurants, bringing new vitality to towns losing their population.
可見，舊事物未必沒有價值，關鍵在於能否賦予它新的意義。
kě jiàn jiù shì wù wèi bì méi yǒu jià zhí guān jiàn zài yú néng fǒu fù yǔ tā xīn de yì yì
Clearly, old things aren't necessarily without value; the key is whether they can be given new meaning.
生詞
日益 rìyì increasingly
支線 zhīxiàn branch line
停駛 tíngshǐ to suspend service
搖身一變 yáoshēnyíbiàn to transform suddenly
退役 tuìyì to be retired from service
慕名而來 mùmíngérlái to come drawn by reputation
注入 zhùrù to inject
賦予 fùyǔ to endow, give