The guests had all been personally invited by Mr Mandela to mark the inaugural journey of South Africa's newly renovated equivalent of the Orient Express, called the Blue Train.

曼德拉先生亲自邀请客人举行的这场派对，是为庆祝重获新生的“蓝色列车”的首次起航，该列车有南非“东方快车”之誉。

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The white bullet train whooshed out of the station, its blue pinstripe a blur as it sliced across the Chinese countryside at more than 200 miles an hour.

白色的高速列车呼啸者驶离站台，以超过200英里的时速穿过乡间，看起来就像一条逐渐模糊的蓝丝带。

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There was a technique for negotiating the narrow corridors of the moving train without becoming black and blue, and by day two we had got the hang of it.

在开行的火车上走过狭窄的过道需要技巧，到第二天我们就掌握了诀窍。

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The Blue Train chugs along with only two, each lasting no more than two nights.

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In 1947 the Blue Train was the vehicle of choice for George VI and the royal family when they toured South Africa.

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"The Blue Train is my competition and also my supplier, " he explains.

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