London's New 'Green' Red Buses 伦敦新巴士惊艳亮相
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_4600446/bbc_tae_265_double_decker_au_bb.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px][p=21, 2, left]What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London's stunning new [b]double-decker[/b] buses.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The traditional red double-deckers are a symbol of London. Their [b]iconic[/b] status was [b]sealed[/b] in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing to collect a very special passenger: the Olympic Flame.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Now a new bus design has been [b]unveiled[/b] and it has been [b]wowing[/b]Londoners.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform, enabling people to [b]hop on [/b][b]and [/b][b]hop off[/b]. It also has a unique [b]asymmetric[/b] design for the front end, which gives it a[b]futuristic[/b] look.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Despite its innovations the design is not all new. Its exterior is very[b]reminiscent [/b][b]of[/b] London's faithful old double-decker, the [b]Routemaster[/b].[/p][float=right][img=206,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc3/2010-05-20/f2812a8713b93809479ee4b377370c10.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]The new bus has a "swooshing" exterior.[/p][/float]
[p=21, 2, left]In December 2005 the original Routemaster was withdrawn from general service for [b]accessibility[/b]and environmental reasons, but it can still be seen on two [b]heritage routes[/b] in London.[/p][p=21, 2, left]In July 2008 a competition was[b]launched[/b] by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new Routemaster bus for the capital. There were over 700 [b]entries[/b], with several designers jointly winning the £25,000 (244,000 Yuan) prize.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The new double-deckers, which have three doors to speed up [b]boarding[/b], are expected to be in service in 2012.[/p][p=21, 2, left]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,[b]swooshing [/b][b]exterior[/b]".[/p][p=21, 2, left]He expects cities around the globe to be "[b]beside themselves [/b][b]with envy[/b]" for what he described as a "[b]stunning[/b] red [b]emblem[/b]" of 21st-century London.[/p][p=21, 2, left]However, Mr Johnson has not yet persuaded everyone to climb [b]on board[/b]. 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.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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