In preparation for the biggest sporting event to have hit London in many years, the city is getting inventive。
多年來(lái)為了迎接2012年倫敦奧運(yùn)這場(chǎng)最隆重的體育賽事,倫敦這個(gè)城市變得越來(lái)越有創(chuàng)新精神。,
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。
垃圾清理工和馬路清潔工正變身為導(dǎo)游接受培訓(xùn)來(lái)為初次到訪的游客提供客戶服務(wù)和袖珍地圖。
"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。
負(fù)責(zé)城市管理和交通的內(nèi)閣成員Ed Argar議員說(shuō),“我們的馬路清潔工和垃圾清理工是這座城市中最友好的人群之一。他們不僅美化城市環(huán)境還常常充當(dāng)倫敦的民間導(dǎo)游。”
And one entrepreneurial cabbie is hoping to offset a loss in earnings due to Olympic-oriented traffic restrictions, by converting his taxi into a hotel。
一位自己創(chuàng)業(yè)的出租車司機(jī)希望,通過(guò)將自己的出租車改造成為旅館的方式來(lái)抵消奧運(yùn)期間因?yàn)榻煌ü苤贫斐傻氖杖霌p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是一位全職出租車司機(jī),他已經(jīng)將他那輛標(biāo)志性的黑色出租車改裝成為一間單人旅館,并以每晚50英鎊(折合78.5美元)的價(jià)格進(jìn)行出租。
The taxi comes with a "memory foam" mattress, pillow, duvet, a bedside lamp and a Paddington Bear teddy。
這間由出租車改裝而成的旅館配備有記憶棉床墊,羽絨被,床頭燈和一只帕丁頓泰迪熊。
It also offers a solar-powered fridge, a radio, an iPad and camping chairs and a portable table on request。
根據(jù)客戶要求,這間旅館還可提供太陽(yáng)能冰箱,收音機(jī),iPad,折疊椅和便攜式電腦桌。
But Weekes does have two rules: no smoking and no pets。
但是Weekes也有2條規(guī)定:不準(zhǔn)吸煙,不準(zhǔn)養(yǎng)寵物。
Weekes hopes to make "a few hundred pounds" from his initiative, and says it offers visitors a true local perspective on London。
Weekes希望他的創(chuàng)意可以為他帶來(lái)“幾百英鎊”的收入,他說(shuō)這間旅館可以為游客提供一個(gè)真實(shí)的當(dāng)?shù)匾暯莵?lái)看倫敦。
"I'm offering the authentic London experience -- I know this city like the back of my hand so I can give you knowledge that you may not get from staying in a normal hotel room. It’s definitely different -- not many people can claim to have slept overnight in a black cab," he said。
他說(shuō)“我正在為人們提供真正的倫敦體驗(yàn)——我熟悉這座城市就如同我熟悉自己的手背一樣,所以我能夠?yàn)槟阍谝话憔频攴块g所體會(huì)不到的感受。它是完全不一樣的——很少有人有在黑色出租車過(guò)夜的經(jīng)歷。”
Guests will be left alone in the evenings and will have to tidy up in the morning so Weekes can go to work。
旅客們晚上會(huì)獨(dú)自呆在車?yán)?,早上起?lái)后則需要稍稍整理一下,這樣Weekes就可以開(kāi)車去工作。
The cab can be left anywhere the guest wishes, as long as it is a legally permissible area. Outside Weekes' house is also a possible option, where the bathroom would be easily accessible。
這間旅館可以??吭谟慰退M娜魏蔚胤?,只要那里是合法的停車區(qū)。在Weekes家外的空地上停車也是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的選擇,這樣游客去洗手間就很方便。
【關(guān)鍵詞】
1.inventive [?n'vent?v]
adj. 發(fā)明的;有發(fā)明才能的;獨(dú)出心裁的
——短語(yǔ)
inventive step獨(dú)創(chuàng)性;進(jìn)步性;創(chuàng)造性步驟;發(fā)明步驟
Inventive Principles這些方法包括發(fā)明原理;法包括創(chuàng)造
inventive powers發(fā)明創(chuàng)造的能力
Inventive Blacksmith有發(fā)明力的鐵匠
inventive patent發(fā)明專利
——例句
· He has an inventive genius. 他有發(fā)明的天賦。
· Increasing the “rate” of inventive activity will only get you so far.
增加發(fā)明活動(dòng)的“占比”只能讓你到這種程度。
2.unofficial [,?n?'fi??l]
adj. 非官方的;非正式的
——短語(yǔ)
unofficial curriculum非正規(guī)課程
Unofficial Website非官方網(wǎng)站
unofficial news非官方消息
unofficial market非官方市場(chǎng)
Unofficial Hospital山寨醫(yī)院
——例句
· But the NMSP could not accept such an unofficial offer. 但新孟邦黨不能接受這樣一個(gè)非官方提議。
· No one knows how big the unofficial financial system is, but it is large. 誰(shuí)都不知道這非官方金融系統(tǒng)到底有多大,但是它確實(shí)很大。
3.entrepreneurial [,ɑntr?pr?'nj?r??l]
adj. 企業(yè)家的,創(chuàng)業(yè)者的;中間商的
詞根:entrepreneur
n.entrepreneur 企業(yè)家;承包人;主辦者
——短語(yǔ)
entrepreneurial government企業(yè)型政府;企業(yè)精神政府;企業(yè)化政府;企業(yè)家政府
entrepreneurial process創(chuàng)業(yè)過(guò)程;業(yè)過(guò)程
Entrepreneurial City企業(yè)化城市;企業(yè)城市;政府企業(yè)化
entrepreneurial capitalism企業(yè)家資本主義
Entrepreneurial Manager創(chuàng)業(yè)家經(jīng)理人
entrepreneurial farmers創(chuàng)業(yè)型農(nóng)民
Entrepreneurial Strategies企業(yè)戰(zhàn)略
entrepreneurial management 創(chuàng)業(yè)管理;企業(yè)家管理
——例句
· When you run into an idiot in the entrepreneurial world, you can turn around and head the other way. 當(dāng)你在一個(gè)創(chuàng)業(yè)者的世界里遇到了一個(gè)蠢貨,你可以調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)個(gè)頭朝另一個(gè)方向前進(jìn)。
4.available [?'ve?l?b(?)l]
· adj. 有效的,可得的;可利用的;空閑的
詞根:avail
n.availability 可用性;有效性;實(shí)用性
avail 效用,利益
vi.avail 有用,有利
vt.avail 有利,有用
——短語(yǔ)
available material良品可使用;可用材料;可用物料;良品可以使用
available income[經(jīng)] 可用收益;[經(jīng)] 可用收入;[經(jīng)] 可動(dòng)用收益
available capacity有效容積;可用功率;有效容量;可用容量
available resources 可利用的資源
available data 現(xiàn)有數(shù)據(jù);可用數(shù)據(jù)
available work [物]可用功,可利用工時(shí)
available light [美術(shù)][攝影術(shù)]自然光線
——例句
· We must utilize all available resources. 我們必須利用可以得到的一切資源。
· He truncated a news item to fit the available space. 他刪節(jié)一則新聞以適合可用的版面。
5.portable ['p??t?b(?)l]
· adj. 手提的,便攜式的;輕便的
· n. 手提式打字機(jī)
詞根:portable
n. portability [計(jì)] 可移植性;輕便;可攜帶性
——短語(yǔ)
portable electronics便攜式電子設(shè)備;便攜式電子裝備;便攜式電子;便攜式
portable disinfector輕便消毒器
Portable Audio便攜音頻設(shè)備;隨身聽(tīng)
portable set便攜式無(wú)線電機(jī);便攜式布景;便攜式設(shè)備;輕便式機(jī)組
portable computer 便攜式計(jì)算機(jī)
——例句
· A portable collector can be generated from the workbench for use on another system. 可以從工作臺(tái)中生成便攜收集器以便在另一個(gè)系統(tǒng)上使用。
· The appeal of mobile television is not so much that it is portable but that it is personal. 手機(jī)電視吸引人的地方并不在于它是便攜式的,而是因?yàn)樗乃饺诵浴?/p>
6.perspective [p?'spekt?v]
· n. 觀點(diǎn);遠(yuǎn)景;透視圖
· adj. 透視的
——短語(yǔ)
Cultural perspective文化觀;跨文化視角;文化觀點(diǎn);文化視點(diǎn)
perspective glass透視鏡;望遠(yuǎn)鏡
Perspective Divide透視分隔;透視分割
Customer Perspective客戶觀點(diǎn);顧客構(gòu)面;顧客觀點(diǎn);顧客維度
world perspective世界觀
new perspective 新觀點(diǎn)
historical perspective 歷史展望
perspective drawing 透視圖
out of perspective 不成比例的(地);不按透視法的(地)
——例句
· So from their perspective, why not do it? 所以從他們的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看,為什么不這么做呢?
· The Table 1 below gives some perspective of this. 下面的表格1 就這個(gè)問(wèn)題給出了一些觀點(diǎn)。
7.definitely ['d?f?n?tli]
· adv. 清楚地,當(dāng)然;明確地,肯定地
[ 比較級(jí)more definitely 最高級(jí)most definitely ]
詞根:define
.adj.
definite 一定的;確切的
defined 有定義的,確定的;清晰的,輪廓分明的
definitive 決定性的;最后的;限定的
defining 最典型的;起決定性作用的
definable 可下定義的;可確定的;可限定的
n.
definition 定義;[物] 清晰度;解說(shuō)
definitive 限定詞
definiteness 確定性,定指;明確;清晰度;梅性
v.
defined 使明確;給...下定義;使...的輪廓分明(define的過(guò)去分詞)
defining 規(guī)定(define的ing形式);給…下定義;表明特征
vt.define 定義;使明確;規(guī)定
——短語(yǔ)
Definitely Yes絕對(duì)如此
Jacob Definitely雅各布肯定
Definitely Mint肯定薄荷
Definitely will肯定會(huì)
Definitely Friends絕對(duì)朋友
——例句
· It has not yet definitely settled. 這事還沒(méi)有明確解決。
· "They definitely want this to go away, " he said. 他說(shuō):“他們當(dāng)然想讓這次風(fēng)波過(guò)去。”
8.accessible [?k'ses?b(?)l]
adj. 易接近的;可進(jìn)入的;可理解的;可取得的
n.
access 進(jìn)入;使用權(quán);通路
accessibility 易接近;可親;可以得到
accession 增加;就職;到達(dá)
vt.
access 使用;存取;接近
accession 登記入冊(cè)
短語(yǔ)
accessible space允許進(jìn)入的場(chǎng)地
is accessible易于接近
Be Accessible保持可用性
accessible utilities公共設(shè)施
詞根:access
——例句
· Yet it is those vulnerabilities that make him accessible to the audience because they make him more like us. 但正是這些弱點(diǎn)讓他更易被觀眾理解,因?yàn)樗凰茉斓酶笪覀冞@些普通人。
· These resources are not visible or accessible from any other virtual portal and therefore cannot be shared among virtual portals. 這些資源是可見(jiàn)的或是從其它虛擬門戶中可訪問(wèn)的并且因此不能再虛擬門戶間共享。