新校车已经准备就绪

As campus safety is gaining more attention, school bus safety has also been at the forefront of the national consciousness. Good news arrived as the first batch of school buses was donated to schools in need on Monday during a public welfare ceremony.
随着校园安全获得更多的关注，校车安全也在国民意识中首当其冲。有好消息传来，在星期一的一个公益庆典上，第一批校车已经捐赠给贫困学校。

You might still remember this group of students from one of our previous programs. They are the students who often are forced to trek for days to school. Surrounded by a harsh natural environment in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, students from Pili Village have to face difficulties like rough cliffs, mountains and rapids.
你可能还记得我们之前一期节目中报道的这群孩子。他们是经常被迫每天艰苦跋涉去上学的学生。被中国新疆维吾尔族自治区恶劣的自然环境包围着，来自皮里村的学生必须面对像悬崖峭壁、大山和激流这样的困难。

But fortunately, their journey to school will be a smooth ride soon as four new school buses were given to this village at a donation ceremony on Monday.
但是，幸运的是，他们的上学之路很快将变得顺利，因为在周一举行的一个捐赠仪式上，这个村获得了四辆新的校车。

Noted for their "long-nose" design, the yellow school bus is 6.6 meters long with a capacity of 30 students. About ten school buses will be donated to schools in rural areas among the first batch of donations, to make school classes more accessible for these students.
以其“长鼻子”设计而出名，这辆黄色的校车长6.6米，可以容纳30名学生。在第一批捐赠中，大约有10辆校车将捐赠给农村地区的学校，让这些学生的上学之路更加方便。

The buses are also equipped with special designs that could improve the safety of the bus.
这些巴士还装配有特殊的设计，可以提高巴士的安全性。

Wang Wenbing, department general manager in Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd, said, "Each bus has a chassis that protrudes forward from the carriage and extends over the wheels, which could improve the safety of each bus. We also optimize our buses based on the climate features of certain areas. We will do everything we can to ensure the safety of students. It’s a long-term project, and we will focus on all aspects including management, drivers and maintenance."
郑州公车公司的部门总经理Wang Wenbing表示：“每辆巴士都有一个从车厢上伸出去并延伸到车轮的底盘，这可以提高每辆车的安全性。我们还根据特定地区的气候特点，优化配置我们的公车。我们将尽一切努力保证学生的安全。这是一个长期的项目，我们将集中于各个方面，包括管理、司机和维修。”

Since last July, a road has been under construction to reach the remote Pili village. The project is expected to be finished at the end of this year. With school buses also on the way, the journey to school will no longer be so difficult.
从去年7月份以来，通向偏远的皮里村的公路已在建设中。该项目预计将于今年年底完工。随着校车的投入使用，上学之路将不再如此困难。