奥运创意:伦敦出租车变身特色旅馆

In preparation for the biggest sporting event to have hit London in many years, the city is getting inventive.
多年来，为了准备伦敦要举办的最大的体育赛事，这座城市正变得越来越富有创造力。

Bin men and road sweepers are being turned into tour guides, trained to provide customer service and to offer pocket-sized maps to visitors who have no idea where they are.
垃圾清理工和马路清洁工正变身导游，为进行客户服务和给迷路的游客提供袖珍地图而接受训练。

"Our street sweepers and bin men are some of the friendliest faces in town. So much so, that as well as keeping the city clean, they often become the unofficial tour guides for London," said councilor Ed Argar, cabinet member for city management and transport.
“我们的马路清洁工和垃圾清理工是城里最友好的人群之一。他们简直太友好了，除了保持城市的整洁之外，他们还经常变为伦敦的非正式导游，” 负责城市管理和交通的内阁成员Ed Argar议员说。

And oneentrepreneurialcabbie is hoping to offset a loss in earnings due to Olympic-oriented traffic restrictions, by converting his taxi into a hotel.
一位自主创业的出租车司机，希望通过将他的出租车改装成旅馆，来弥补一下因奥运会造成的交通管制而导致的收入方面的损失。

David Weekes, a full-time cab driver has transformed his iconic black cab into a hotel for one, available to rent for ?50 (US$78.50) a night.
David Weekes是一名全职出租车司机，他已经将自己那辆标志性的黑色出租车改装成了一件单人旅馆，每晚50英镑（折合78.5美元）就可以租到。