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.
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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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Now a new bus design has been unveiled and it has been wowing Londoners.
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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.

- N6 A  B7 W6 P2 o/ D& v+ l, ZDespite 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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5 F: N1 k, o. G# i5 E; xThe 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In December 2005 the original Routemaster was withdrawn from general service for accessibility and environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two heritage routes in London.
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9 U4 ~! t% l5 f0 ?' D  b' g/ lIn 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.

The 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".
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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

+ @7 [/ Q, M% M4 aiconic 标志性的
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sealed 盖上印章

unveiled 揭开面纱、剪彩

wowing 令人惊叹
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- |) E% n0 @* ]; ]' Lhop on and hop off 跳上跳下
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asymmetric 不对称的
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futuristic 极新潮的
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6 W0 T" V) g  d1 Sreminiscent 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

- F  @- O8 h. |, N: zheritage routes 游览路线

. S' f; E% }8 l% j) Olaunched 发布

' ?  q7 w4 n: K$ q" ~. N1 Zentries 参赛作品
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swooshing exterior 旋弧形外观

beside themselves with envy 羡慕嫉妒
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, `' o2 Y8 G: g  C* A& W, xstunning 惊艳的
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% [3 E" H. s  D8 X, iemblem 标志、象征
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on 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，

　　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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& n, ]6 I  t0 b! l" @0 q( I　　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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　　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。

8 J$ _) ?6 r" b; q　　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。

5 P! D' O' W6 [+ T$ N, 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。

　　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。

& X( Z3 B, {; b" H1 Z2 Y　　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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