Beginning this month, more bullet trains in China will slow down to increase safety. The decision was made after new problems were disclosed with one model of the high-speed train, China Daily reported.

为保障安全，自本月起中国多列动车将降速运行。此前，某型号动车又出现新问题。

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The word bullet means more than just ammunition for a gun. High-speed trains are often called bullet trains, even though they don’t travel nearly as fast as a bullet fired from a gun.

If you are asked to finish a hard task without complaining, your co-workers might tell you to “bite the bullet” and just do it. If you are asked to take all responsibility for a project that fails, you might be asked to “take a bullet” for your co-workers and say it’s your fault and not theirs. If you don’t agree with the idea, you can just say, “I’m not going to take a bullet for you or anybody else.”

Bullet不仅能表示子弹。“动车”常被称作bullet train，尽管速度并不真像子弹那么快。

如果你面临的任务很艰难，但又必须毫无怨言，同事们可能会告诉你去“bite the bullet”（顶住），去做吧。如果你被要求为某个失败的项目承担全部责任，你可能就要为你的同事们“take a bullet”（挡子弹），承认错不在他们，在你自己。如果你不同意，你可以说：“我不会为任何人挡子弹。”

（中国日报网英语点津 实习生沈清 编辑：Julie）

About the broadcaster:

Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant. She came to China from the United States.