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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8 R( N0 ^0 O7 g) ~7 ]% ~1 bThe 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.

% {  k4 r$ o1 }. l4 TDespite 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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* C" H+ x  ?2 q& Z0 ]The new bus has a "swooshing" exterior.

+ u' W: U- a9 |9 e: ?) SIn December 2005 the original Routemaster was withdrawn from general service for accessibility and environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two heritage routes in London.
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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.
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: w3 [2 Z( R- tThe new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012.

0 |4 h8 c) B+ o1 UMr 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.

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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" Y2 V7 r& r5 ?( `* ?% j: g$ tunveiled 揭开面纱、剪彩

( O5 @) U6 f; D( {wowing 令人惊叹

4 a2 m  A# x6 R: }0 Q. r9 k: M9 Fhop on and hop off 跳上跳下
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, e1 {: K9 m2 U: Dasymmetric 不对称的
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7 c- P' v7 |! ~1 T; ~futuristic 极新潮的
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/ ^! h. @: }% }reminiscent of 怀旧的

# Z9 k( ]- b( x, w4 Zroutemaster 马路大师（伦敦老版巴士的名字）
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% H7 E2 V& ^: D" d" c3 V" M1 haccessibility 便于残疾人使用

heritage routes 游览路线
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2 |& u, r( a* i7 s1 Y* l3 flaunched 发布

entries 参赛作品

, q2 B9 A7 q6 ^% ~0 h9 Pswooshing exterior 旋弧形外观

beside themselves with envy 羡慕嫉妒
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$ T) {+ n/ s+ kstunning 惊艳的

+ n9 |  O/ C/ kemblem 标志、象征
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1 P% Q' u4 T* non 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，

/ J+ a' v6 ^. e　　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。
　
' ^, D! g* T8 `2 P) }6 m$ W* M1 k　　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。

$ r1 l# ~) [0 |% G　　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。
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0 F9 m5 E; d$ [# p; t+ D* g　　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。”

　　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。

- P& T3 ^4 u- T　　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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