VOA常速英语:British-based Start-up ARC Debuts First Motorcycle for $117,000

The makers of the costly electric powered bikes say it’s the most technologically advanced motorcycle on the market.At the launch ARC’s founder Mark Truman explained why.It’s the safest, it’s the cleanest, it’s the most sustainable.It’s got super bike pace.Hand-build at the firm’s Coventry British headquarters the futuristic-looking bike Vector has a lightweight carbon composite structure.
价格昂贵的电动自行车制造商说，这是市场上技术最先进的摩托车。ARC的创始人马克·杜鲁门解释了原因。它是最安全的，最干净的，也是最可持续的。它有超级自行车的速度。在该公司英国考文垂总部的手工打造，这款外观前卫的自行车Vector采用了轻质碳复合结构。

Jordan Gibbon, editor of motorcycle news says, it’s revolutionary.It’s very light, it’s only about 220 kilos. It’s quite powerful, it’s talky. It got a good range.If you ride it like a motorcycle, it’s meant to be ridden, it’ll do about 200 miles and amazingly will recharge in about 45 minutes.So it’s sort of broken the mold for electric vehicles.
《摩托车新闻》编辑乔丹·吉本说，这是革命性的。它很轻，只有220公斤重。它很强大，声音不小，应用范围很广。如果你像骑摩托车一样骑它，它能跑200英里，最不可思议的是，它能在45分钟内充满电。所以它打破了一种电动交通工具的固有模式。

ARC has received financial backing from a heavy weight Jaguar Land Rover.We’ve had, you know, blue chip investment from companies like Jaguar Land Rover and that’s really gonna see us through a multi-year plan to take up forward over the next few years.Cutting-edge haptic sensory technology is used via what is called an intelligent rider jacket.It vibrates to alert of a potential hazard and even provides some other unique benefits.
ARC得到了重量级捷豹路虎的财政支持。我们从捷豹路虎等公司获得了蓝筹股投资，这将帮助我们完成未来几年的长期计划。先进的触觉感知技术是通过所谓的智能骑手夹克来使用。它会震动以提醒潜在的危险，甚至提供一些其他独特的好处。

I really like the concept with a haptic suit and that gives you that feedback and I think there’s a euphoria mode which makes your hair stand up at the, you know, on your back when you ride the bike.The helmet has three settings including euphoric mode which lets riders play music through the haptics as they ride.It also allows the riders to see what behind them thanks to a rear view camera. The company plans to build about 400 of the motor bikes in its first year of sales.
我真的很喜欢穿着触觉服的概念，能够给你信息反馈，其中有一种叫做设计叫做欣快模式，当你骑自行车的时候，你的头发会竖起来。头盔有三个设置，包括欣快模式，让骑手能在骑车的同时通过触觉感知来播放音乐。它还可以让骑手们通过后视相机看到他们身后的东西。该公司计划在销售的第一年生产大约400辆摩托车。

Mariama Diallo, VOA News.
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