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.

% J- O9 y5 g. g6 F# l0 y# K# pNow a new bus design has been unveiled and it has been wowing Londoners.

The 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.

. }3 S$ c. U& Q; u$ n: YDespite 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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The new bus has a "swooshing" exterior.

" u, J2 ]; z) J# mIn December 2005 the original Routemaster was withdrawn from general service for accessibility and environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two heritage routes in London.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.

4 m; _3 X8 t+ b9 g/ NThe new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012.

Mr 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".

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.

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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来自：http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/sim ... w_buses_story.shtml

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double-decker 双层的

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2 l0 p; L# t) d5 v  ?sealed 盖上印章
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unveiled 揭开面纱、剪彩
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% v# g7 E2 @7 P  q3 E) s* T8 swowing 令人惊叹

hop on and hop off 跳上跳下

' [) M% W9 j" E2 @8 Easymmetric 不对称的
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futuristic 极新潮的

reminiscent of 怀旧的

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accessibility 便于残疾人使用
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heritage routes 游览路线
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8 o! m: Q+ u. Q# S5 q4 o  Z. ?launched 发布

entries 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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stunning 惊艳的

- l4 }( M, b$ u6 _  C1 q8 @# J( O3 remblem 标志、象征

3 f6 {  |8 g% C3 k- q. p) b2 jon 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。
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7 t% X2 R( D" \# T" k5 q7 P　　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，

0 _- x  |/ ]" w4 |- W9 x: l　　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。
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　　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。
　　
　　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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　　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。

: F! S" `) K) ?8 R　　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。

& X# A. `3 \- w　　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。”

1 S" i+ g# @+ L% V# D　　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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8 x. H+ L& {7 B　　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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