▍原文 Southeast Asian growers can now ship durians to China faster than before using a new cold-storage rail service linking Thailand, Laos and southwest China’s Yunnan province, slashing prices for the pungent fruit. Thanks to the rail link, shipping Thai durians to Chengdu – a major city in China’s southwest – now takes just five days, compared with about a week before. Imported durian prices have dropped 30 per cent due to the increase in supplies. ▍語言點 1. ship /ʃɪp/ v. 運輸 2. cold-storage /ˌkəʊld ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ n. 冷藏 3. rail service 鐵路服務 4. slash /slæʃ/ v. 大大降低，大幅度削減；砍，削 ·slash spending 大幅削減支出 ·slash costs 大幅削減成本 5. pungent /ˈpʌndʒənt/ adj. 氣味刺鼻的 ·the pungent odor of garlic 大蒜的氣味 6. rail link 鐵路線 ·the rail link between A and B A、B 兩地之間的鐵路線 ·the rail link running through A and B 貫穿 A、B 兩地的鐵路線 7. compared with 和……比起來 ·近義詞辨析：compared with vs. compared to ...