VOA慢速英语:Futuristic Transport System Moves Closer to Reality

短语讲解：

1. Those passengers would be traveling at speeds of up to 1,200 kilometers per hour.

up to 多达; 直到
例句：His new book did not come up to expectation.
他的新作没有达到预期水平。

2. "It's 100 percent solar powered…we're not going to get up to 760 miles per hour, but we believe we can actually break the records that are existing right now."

get up 起床
例句：I used to wake up early and get up at 6:30.
我通常醒得早，六点半钟起床。

3. Dick Ahlborn and his company will use an eight-kilometer track in Quay Valley to find the best way to set up passenger traffic and repair capsules.

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country.
他们在全国建立好多分公司。