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W: I’m taking the train downtown to go shopping.
M: Well, you’d better keep an eye on your wallet.
Train companies in Tokyo are taking action to reduce the number of people jumping in front of trains. They are fitting blue lights on station platforms to try and create a more calming atmosphere. The East Japan Railway Company has invested almost $170,000 to install the lights in all of the 29 stations on the capital’s busy Yamanote Line. There has been an alarming rise in the number of people committing suicide at train stations. A total of 68 people threw themselves under trains in the year up to March. This compares with 42 suicides in the same period a year earlier. In 2008, Japan had nearly 2,000 suicides by jumping in front of a train; around six percent of all suicides nationwide. Suicides have risen sharply in the past decade due to poor economic conditions.
No one knows if the blue lights will work. There is no evidence to show that blue light reduces suicidal feelings. Keihan Railway spokesman Osamu Okawa stated: "We thought we had to do something to
A. Because they do not hurt human eyes.
B. Because they are cheaper than regular ones.
C. Because they can help people at night.
D. Because they can reduce the number of suicides.
M: Is it better to take the train to Beijing or go by plane
W: The train is a lot cheaper, but it takes at least twice as long.
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