江蘇教育黃頁訊 倫敦是一座人口眾多的現代都市，它交通便利，人們有多種出行方式可以選擇，比如地鐵、巴士和自行車等。這些交通工具隨著城市的發展也在不停地更新換代。來看一看倫敦最具有代表性的幾種交通方式吧。

倫敦地鐵The Tube

倫敦地鐵是世界上最古老的鐵路系統

The London underground, also known as the Tube, is the oldest underground railway in the world. It's often the fastest way to get around London because it avoids the heavy traffic (擁堵的交通狀況)above the ground.

倫敦地鐵（The Tube）是世界上最古老的地下鐵路系統。在路面交通嚴重擁堵的情況下，選擇乘坐地鐵會讓你避免浪費時間，從而讓出行更快捷。

乘坐倫敦地鐵的人們最常聽到的廣播提示語 是“注意月臺間空隙（Mind the gap）”

The earliest Tube stations were built in the late 19th century. Now it has become one of the biggest subway systems in the world and has more than 400 kilometres of track (軌道).

倫敦最早的地鐵站建于十九世紀后期，如今它已成為世界上最大型的地鐵交通系統之一，其軌道總長度超過400千米。

倫敦“一卡通”的名稱是“牡蠣卡（Oyster Card）”

?倫敦地鐵線路圖The map

市中心一區地鐵線路圖的一部分

The map of the London Underground was first designed in 1931. It's not really a map which shows the locations of stations, but a simplified (簡化的，簡易的)diagram (示意圖) which tells you how to get from one station to another. This kind of design has now been adopted by underground railways all over the world.

倫敦地鐵線路圖最初設計于1931年。那時，圖中并沒有顯示每個地鐵站的具體地點，而是一張指示如何在站與站之間通行的簡易圖。現在，這種設計已被世界各地的鐵路系統采用。

雙層巴士The Double-deckers

London streets are full of buses. They are another common way to get around inLondon. Traditionally, London buses are red double-deckers. The most famousLondon bus is the Routemaster, which began being used in 1957, and was taken out of service (停止運行、服務)in 2005.

倫敦的街道上到處都有公共汽車。這是另一種十分普遍的出行方式。倫敦傳統的公共汽車為紅色雙層巴士。最出名的是1957年開始投入使用的“路霸”巴士，然而這款舊的巴士已在2005年停止運行。

老式的紅色雙層巴士

These are the buses with the open door at the back, so passengers couldjump on and off even if they weren't at a bus stop. These days there are still double-deckers in London, though they are modern ones more suitable fordisabled passengers and pushchairs (幼兒推車).

這類巴士后方設置了開放式車門，這樣一來，乘客即使不處于車站內也可以直接跳上去或跳下來。如今，倫敦仍有雙層巴士在運行，只是新款車型更現代化，也更適合殘疾人和推著幼兒車的乘客們使用。

?新款“路霸”大巴The new Routemasters

新型雙層大巴更加綠色、環保

倫敦交通局負責更新雙層大巴的項目經理介紹新雙層大巴的特點。

“This is a brand new double-decker bus, bright red, and it's using all the latest environmentally-friendly green (綠色的，環保的) technology. It's got three doors, two staircases, an overall capacity (容量) of 87 passengers. And it can operate with a driver-only or with a conductor (乘務員).”

全新的雙層大巴是亮紅色的，而且使用了綠色環保的技術。每輛車有三扇門，兩個樓梯，能容納87名乘客，可以僅由一名司機駕駛運行，或加上一位乘務員。

說到雙層大巴，當然少不了談車內標配的“鈴鐺”了，在英國的公共汽車上，如果乘客沒有人按鈴要下車，那么一般來說，司機在沒人招手示意要上車時可以到站不停車，繼續開往下一站。那么，新車上安裝了什么樣的鈴鐺呢？

“The bell is a small piece of technology but those bell pushes are, in fact, wireless (無線的). There's no power to them. They self-generate (自動產生，自動生成（能量等）)electricity, a wi-fi signal. It goes to a computer, rings a bell. It saves on wiring (線路) and maintenance (維修).”

工作人員說，車上的鈴鐺使用了無線技術，鈴鐺自身可以自動生成電能和無線信號，然后通過電腦設備發出聲音。該技術可以節省許多線路和維修成本。

騎自行車Cycling

雖然自行車道有限，騎車依然是倫敦人最鐘愛的環保出行方式之一

Is it dangerous to cycle in London? Although cycling through the busy streets in Central London can be a little intimidating, there are quiet routes throughout the city where you can share your road space with cars.

在倫敦騎車危險嗎？雖然市中心繁忙的街道上車來人往，騎車穿行其間可能會令人感到心驚膽戰。但倫敦也有不少安靜、安全的路線，騎自行車的人可以放心地和車輛共用車道。

A keen London cyclist says he uses a special type of route to get to work. These routes are perfect for cycling, and he knows some of the history behind them.

一位熱衷騎車的倫敦人說，他會沿一條很特別的路線上班。這種路線非常適合騎自行車。看他介紹相關的歷史知識。

“The Victorians (維多利亞時代的人) left for us a marvellous legacy (歷史遺產) of canals (運河), and a canal has untold (無數的；巨大的)advantages over any other kind of cycle route, because it’s direct and it goes right into the heart of the city pretty well.”

他說，英國維多利亞時代的運河一直留存至今，是很好的歷史遺產。運河與其它自行車路線相比好得不是一星半點。因為運河線路四通八達，人們可以沿它直達市中心。

?在倫敦租賃自行車London Cycle Scheme

在市中心，每隔300到500米就能看到一個自行車租賃停放點

The London Cycle Hire Scheme was introduced by former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to promote fitness(健康狀況)and the idea of a greener city.You can simply drop by any docking station (停靠點，停放站), rent a bike with your bank card and enjoy cycling around the city.

倫敦自行車租賃計劃由前倫敦市長鮑里斯·強森推行，以促進市民健康和城市環保。你可以直接到任意一處自行車停靠站，用銀行卡付款租車，并享受城市騎行的樂趣。

前倫敦市長解釋推行這個項目的具體原因。

“…and I want to get people out of their cars onto bicycles because I think we have far too many people who waste time sitting in traffic jams going mad bending their steering wheels (方向盤) when they should be on a beautiful new bike like this cycling in lovely London weather across very flat roads in great safety and enjoying the open air.”

他認為在倫敦，人們不應該坐在車里為交通堵塞干發愁，而是應該騎上嶄新的自行車在平坦的道路上安全地享受戶外的風景，所以才實施了這個項目。

如果你想在某段時間內使用不同的公共交通工具，比如地鐵、巴士、有軌電車 trams等，可以按需購買通票Travelcards，可供選擇的有全天票、周票、月票和年票等，價錢也不一樣。

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