BBC都市掠影:London Transport 伦敦的公交系统

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John: Hi, and welcome to BBC Learning English. I'm John.
Oliver: 大家好，我是 Oliver。

John: Today we're going to find out all about public transport in London.

Oliver: Public transport –公共交通。

John: Vicki has done some special reports for us about the different types of transport in London. For example, the Underground.

Oliver: 地铁。你知道在英国俚语是地铁是怎么说的吗？如果你还不知道，那就仔细听听看吧。

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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 above ground.

John: So the slang word for the Underground is the Tube. The Tube is a fast way to travel because it avoids the heavy traffic.

Oliver: Traffic –交通阻塞 heavy traffic – 严重的交通阻塞。 

John: The London Underground map is quite famous. Let's hear why.

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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 diagram, which shows how to get from one station to another. This kind of design has now been adopted by underground railways all over the world.

Oliver: 伦敦的地铁图已经有相当长的历史了。而且极具创意。他没有指示地理意义上的车站位置，而是简单的标志出怎么从一个地铁站到另一个地铁站。

John: It's a simplified diagram.

Oliver: Diagram –图表 simplified 简单的、简化的。 

John: And underground systems all over the world now use a similar map – they have adopted it.

Oliver: To adopt something – 接纳、接受什么事情。

John: In the programme today we're finding out about public transport in London.

Oliver: 之前，我们已经了解了伦敦地铁，那么在伦敦，人们还有什么其它的公共交通方式可以选择吗？