标题: London's New 'Green' Red Buses 伦敦新巴士惊艳亮相 [打印本页] 作者: taqikema 时间: 2010-5-21 14:41 标题: London's New 'Green' Red Buses 伦敦新巴士惊艳亮相 What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London's stunning new double-decker buses. ( z: q: i _' {& s
" t* }+ k- B/ D3 ` M9 r2 UThe traditional red double-deckers are a symbol of London. Their iconic status was sealed in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing to collect a very special passenger: the Olympic Flame. & q3 c; j% G3 u/ k% W6 R
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Now a new bus design has been unveiled and it has been wowing Londoners. ' c! \. g7 O) R5 Y8 Q: |+ ]" h 9 R3 `+ f: Z- Q3 W1 f& L6 ]# ]! DThe new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform, enabling people to hop on and hop off. It also has a unique asymmetric design for the front end, which gives it a futuristic look. 4 w8 ?' }7 P3 i1 _5 L3 |% e
E* j. k _) aDespite its innovations the design is not all new. Its exterior is very reminiscent of London's faithful old double-decker, the Routemaster. # p; p( ]3 R# `% y) I7 _ ! g/ z( t5 f6 ^" b1 [# B7 k- s [attach]16227[/attach] 8 ^ \" ]- g% V9 g. Q
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The new bus has a "swooshing" exterior.- }( N9 _3 |0 R/ c
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In December 2005 the original Routemaster was withdrawn from general service for accessibility and environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two heritage routes in London. 6 _6 @1 x( X. C+ Q( X/ j% J4 m( r1 Z& P1 N5 o
In July 2008 a competition was launched by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new Routemaster bus for the capital. There were over 700 entries, with several designers jointly winning the £25,000 (244,000 Yuan) prize. 3 b; j! ~: y' O/ B# u' { \
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The new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012. ( {& Q4 L$ D% H& [' S: \/ i4 l5 Q4 W " b# H4 o' T0 v' q( |* cMr Johnson said: "This iconic new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but also has a green heart beating beneath its stylish, swooshing exterior". ) g- d) j- z6 |. \' e# p/ a' A1 v7 y/ h
He expects cities around the globe to be "beside themselves with envy" for what he described as a "stunning red emblem" of 21st-century London. . h' C6 T/ g6 E% J3 y8 Y* h
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However, Mr Johnson has not yet persuaded everyone to climb on board. The mayor has been criticised by some for the high cost of the new buses. A normal double-decker bus costs around £190,000 (around 1,900,000 Yuan) but it has cost £7.8m (76,000,000 Yuan) to design and build five new ones. . T. X& n' P8 e% ^0 G1 `; Y! P6 M. @ # Y1 D: [ S1 X% g6 |5 z0 I8 v
来自：http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/sim ... w_buses_story.shtml作者: taqikema 时间: 2010-5-21 14:47
double-decker 双层的 . P4 t0 T& c- v: X$ y 2 J- V( ^/ e% `0 N( U. hiconic 标志性的 2 A. B. E1 `9 K2 d/ o 3 @, ?: D6 S$ o: X% D# b( ?sealed 盖上印章 & C7 z. J1 b9 o | 2 F' a4 k) o" {" E( funveiled 揭开面纱、剪彩# m2 [. c7 k) A: F% V
4 g& Y& U$ T0 B% A/ P9 w! ~/ twowing 令人惊叹 $ z# `7 G* w: A5 P. I5 l E4 i' P) L
hop on and hop off 跳上跳下- h* R3 k4 B0 T; l! h5 K
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asymmetric 不对称的 - Q/ H5 a- X1 p# b- u 2 x$ k& K+ t( w5 w% f) Y5 S- E! `" Wfuturistic 极新潮的 # y! v0 F& [0 A6 M9 Q. y* N* N. a! x1 g1 r/ d9 r
reminiscent of 怀旧的 $ \4 j2 B$ L; Q 3 [- T/ ?7 s7 t: J0 yroutemaster 马路大师（伦敦老版巴士的名字） . F- `$ b2 I+ N ; }( X6 N. n" m0 k8 |" s& Baccessibility 便于残疾人使用. ^! c) {9 n/ ?+ _; Y) }+ |+ E `; i
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heritage routes 游览路线 0 M/ H! @8 d/ n* Z9 d) L0 u: k3 f) m7 z
launched 发布 - r1 f) A1 v; P/ E 0 P2 C, } Y% T% ]. }entries 参赛作品 7 [/ y9 q3 ^/ X% _# }9 e5 C+ R7 Q1 |- R2 z
swooshing exterior 旋弧形外观. }2 S9 Y! m5 L- f: @: i" `4 \, k
; @6 c' @9 Y$ p. X) h4 l' a% Tbeside themselves with envy 羡慕嫉妒6 A! f9 v: c( C5 e$ ~