应用推乘车攻略避拥挤车厢

 　　For commuters in a hurry it can be hugely frustrating¹ to find yourself queuing to get to the platform exit or to change lines after getting off a packed train.

　　对于行色匆匆的通勤者来说，在站台出口排队、从拥挤的车厢下车后还要排长队换乘着实让人沮丧泄气。

　　To ease these woes², public transport app Citymapper has released a new feature that offers advice on which part of the train to get on to shave time off your journey. The Boarding Strategy feature advises users whether they are better to get on the front, middle or back of their train in preparation for the next leg of their journey.

　　为了解决这些问题，公共交通应用Citymapper发布了一项新功能，可以让用户知道从哪节车厢上车比较省时。用户准备换乘时，该应用的“乘车攻略”功能会判断究竟从车头、车尾还是中间车厢上车比较合适，给用户提供建议。

　　The new feature could also make journeys easier for visitors in unfamiliar³ cities by helping⁴ them make transfers between trains quickly and efficiently⁵.

　　对于人生地不熟的游客而言，这款应用的新功能可以帮助他们快速高效换乘，从而使旅途更轻松。

　　应用推乘车攻略避拥挤车厢

　　According to a post on Citymapper's blog: ‘In peak hours this will knock minutes off your journey time. We have collected this data as much as we've been able to in all our cities.’

　　根据Citymapper发布的一篇博文：“乘车高峰时期，这项功能可以缩短行程时间。我们在我们提供服务的城市中搜集了尽可能多的数据。”

　　The service works when a user searches for a journey and also when using the Citymapper Go mode. A logo appears in the journey advice menu, suggesting which part of the train is best to get on. It also gives Citymapper a new edge when facing competition from search giant Google and Apple Maps.

　　当用户搜索行程或者使用手机应用的“出发”模式时，都可以使用这项功能。行程建议页面会出现一个标志，显示最好从车厢哪一部分上车。面对搜索巨头谷歌和苹果地图的竞争，这项功能让该应用有了新优势。

　　However, some users have pointed⁶ out that it may lead to already packed carriages becoming even fuller if they are close to exits at popular stations. Plus, the app has still to provide advice that many commuters will be wanting, namely which carriage to get on to increase the chances of getting a seat.

　　但是，一些用户指出，在客流量较大的车站，靠近站台出口的车厢本来人就多，这项功能反倒会添乱，原本拥挤的车厢会更拥挤。此外，这款应用还将开发“占位攻略”，即告诉用户那节车厢可能有空位置，对通勤者来说，正合其意。

　　Citymapper is available in 29 cities providing journey advice on trains, trams, buses, underground services and metro⁷ lines.

　　应用Citymapper可以在29个城市使用，就火车、电车、公交、地铁服务以及地铁路线提供建议。

　　Vocabulary

　　leg: 一段旅程

　　tram: 有轨电车

1 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

3 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

6 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

7 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。