London's New 'Green' Red Buses 伦敦新巴士惊艳亮相

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What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London's stunning new double-decker buses.

The 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.
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  G# g8 Q) h' Z5 O# Y$ _- z8 ]& A& H8 iNow a new bus design has been unveiled and it has been wowing Londoners.
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' L+ `3 A% J. }. H; n9 }. F0 `* gThe 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.

Despite its innovations the design is not all new. Its exterior is very reminiscent of London's faithful old double-decker, the Routemaster.
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- x1 k. q1 k* i# n4 a: h% @# Y/ QThe new bus has a "swooshing" exterior.
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In December 2005 the original Routemaster was withdrawn from general service for accessibility and environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two heritage routes in London.

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.

0 f+ [8 h4 S$ F8 r6 V9 r& F9 g7 wThe new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012.
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' t* f9 A6 L- I- F& `% Y2 YMr 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".

# |% m4 s8 n' w! B% i9 lHe expects cities around the globe to be "beside themselves with envy" for what he described as a "stunning red emblem" of 21st-century London.
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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.
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1 g* Z1 A. u. Q! b5 S" H8 K$ c来自：http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/sim ... w_buses_story.shtml

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double-decker 双层的

iconic 标志性的

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" G% [, v; p3 ~! M7 Z. munveiled 揭开面纱、剪彩

wowing 令人惊叹

% V6 [4 s% S$ @% a" qhop on and hop off 跳上跳下

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/ V# J& P' \7 {futuristic 极新潮的

reminiscent of 怀旧的
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routemaster 马路大师（伦敦老版巴士的名字）

accessibility 便于残疾人使用
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heritage routes 游览路线

launched 发布
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' F' z; ^# h, O- b) ^9 I# Mentries 参赛作品

swooshing exterior 旋弧形外观
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beside themselves with envy 羡慕嫉妒
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+ v3 J- {7 z# G: `* K' estunning 惊艳的
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) X' e( m9 U9 E* r5 H7 [emblem 标志、象征
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3 \4 D7 j- l* x( T1 l( E  X- Gon board 上车、入伙

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　　什么东西是红“配”绿，开放且保守，老式但新潮？答案是：伦敦惊艳绝伦的新双层巴士。
   
　　传统的红色双层巴士是伦敦的象征。当一辆英国双层巴士完成了一次最长旅行，从北京带来一位特殊的乘客：奥运圣火时，他们在2008年留下了深刻印象，
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　　如今人们已经为新款巴士剪彩，他们已经让伦敦人惊叹不已。
　
6 d+ f6 E2 R0 g. z9 z# N3 Y　　新款巴士采用了更多绿色节能技术，并且具有２个楼梯和一个露天平台，人们能够跳上跳下。同时它看上去那么新潮－前部为一个不对称外观。
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　　尽管他有很多设计创新，但并不都是新的。他的外观还是脱胎于伦敦著名的老式双层大巴：马路大师。
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- p7 j0 E" m2 ~8 [　　２００５年１２月，由于便于残疾人使用和环保问题，传统的马路大师被库存起来，不过在伦敦２条游览线路上你还是可以看到他的身影。

　　２００８年６月伦敦市长Ｂｏｒｉｓ　Ｊｏｈｎｓｏｎ举行了新款马路大师设计比赛。超过７００个作品进行角逐，获胜者将得到25000英镑（人民币２４４０００元）的奖金。

' E/ T) {) S7 n3 J8 V+ m+ _　　新的双层大巴，包括有３个车门加快客流，将在２０１２年投入使用。
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　　Johnson先生说：“我们交通系统中的新标志（指新大巴）不仅仅是漂亮，在旋弧形外观下他也具有绿色环保动力。”
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　　他希望全世界的市民都会羡慕嫉妒他所描述的21世纪伦敦惊艳的红色标志。
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　　但是，Johnson先生并不期待所有人来坐上一坐。市长已经因为新巴士的昂贵花费而被一些人指责。一辆普通双层大巴造价近似190000英镑（相当于1900000元），但是设计制造新的五辆大巴需要花费7800000英镑（76000000元）！

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