名词 + 的 + 动词（它的开通）
the opening of …, the arrival of …: an event made into a noun and used as the subject
Structure
事物 ＋ 的开通／的建成／的出台／的到来／的实施 ， 为／使／让 … ＋ 带来的变化
What it means
Formal Chinese turns an event into a noun phrase and makes it the subject, like English 'the opening of …': 高铁的开通, 政策的出台, 春天的到来.
How it is built
Thing + 的 + two-syllable verb, + 使／让／为…带来 + result: 高铁的开通，使车程缩短到了一个小时 (The opening of the line cut the journey to an hour).
When to use it
News and reports use it far more than English does; you met it in 随着经济的发展 (1-3). In speech say it as a clause: 高铁一开通，… or 大桥通车以后，….
Watch out
No 了 or 过, and no object after the verb. ✗ 高铁的开通了 ✗ 政府的出台政策 ✓ 政策的出台. A description goes in front: 大桥的顺利建成.
Examples
高铁的开通，使两座城市之间的车程缩短到了一个小时。
The opening of the high-speed line has cut the journey between the two cities to an hour.
新规定的出台，引起了不少家长的关注。
The new rules, once announced, caught the attention of many parents.
春节的到来，让冷清的小镇一下子热闹了起来。
The arrival of Spring Festival brought the quiet little town to life all at once.
Learn this in Lesson 116 · HSK 7–9: 深中通道通车 (The Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link opens)
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