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Old 12-Jun-2003, 19:15
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But can I say : This train is from Shanghai to Beijing??


Thanks for your help!

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I'll try to speak for the Americans. :)

Here we would say, "This train goes from Shanghai to Beijing."

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Thanks for that answer in the native way, Ron!

But how do I say it in simple and native way if combining with departing time, arrival time, train number, or even the time period spent in the train?
May I say like this: The 102 Train goes from Shanghai to Beijing for 10 hours, with the departure time is 9am and arrival time 7pm.?

Lucy in confusion :P
There are a couple of ways you can say that.

1) The 102 Train goes from Shanghai to Beijing with a departure time of 9am and an arrival time of 7pm. It's a ten-hour trip.
2) The 102 train leaves Shangai at 9am and arrives in Beijing at 7pm--a journey of ten hours.
3) The 102 train takes ten hours to go from Shangai to Beijing, leaving Shangai at 9am and arriving in Beijing at 7pm.

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