British Vision-Issue 3 伦敦市民告别双层巴士

本期生词：
fare:A transportation charge, as for a bus
本期难点：
run ultra：ultra有个意思就是极端的，extreme. 有一种运动叫做ultra-running，更具体点，叫做ultramarathoon，就是那种超常距离的，以50公里为最低限度的长跑。一般的马拉松在40多公里。在文中的意思是说，这种bus的确是跑了太长的路了，至少20年了嘛。
Run ultra!
Making its final journey, the Routemaster bus arrives on London's Oxford¹ Street to pick up its last passengers, and in keeping with tradition, it was late. Bus enthusiasts've queued for hours to take a trip down Memory Lane.

Those are the buses of my childhood, and even then it was, you know,was 20 years old.
It's just friendly, the conductor, fares please.
I couldn’t help but say come here and mark the end of such a unique bus which everybody thinks of when you mention a London bus.

You could see from the crowds here quite how popular the Routemaster bus is. Ten thousand people campaigned to save it, they failed. But many of them've come here today to say goodbye.
people, people are coming!
The Routemaster bus with its "hop-on, hop-off" platform made its first appearance on London streets in the 1950s. It became a London icon² as famous as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace and at one stage there were almost 3000 in service. But they've been phased out to make way for modern, more accessible models. And not everyone is sad to see them go.

I’m very pleased to see the end of the Routemaster because I can’t get onto it. And I don’t want a bus that is inaccessible³ to me who's in a wheel chair.

Two tourist or heritage⁴ routes mean the bus won't be disappearing altogether. But on its normal service, the Routemaster has reached the end of the road, last stop – retirement⁵. Sarah Hughes, Sky News.

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。

4 heritage   

n.传统，遗产，继承物

参考例句：

• The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
• We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。

5 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。