欧美文化博览 超级城市纽约 (11)

 

To smooth transfers among subway lines and tunnel direct connection between the subway and trains, stations will be consolidated¹ into one vast hub, connections will be direct. Moving walkways will flow from one system to the next, in turn, the new path hub will forge direct connections to buses, ferries and subway lines. It's no mere² face lift. It's major surgery to close a gaping³ wound and put a shattered puzzle back together.

为了地铁和列车间流畅换乘地铁线路和隧道直接连接,车站将会变成一个巨大的中心,将其直接连接。电动走道将从一个系统进入下一个,反过来,一条新的帕斯中心直接连接到公共汽车、船只和地铁线路。这不单单是面对电梯。这是一次大动作，将很多硬伤治愈，彻底解决很多难题。

Slated⁴ for completion by 2009, this grand central station has a grand price tag, 2 billion dollars. In the eyes of beholders, it's money well spent for a city in perpetual motion.

预定在2009年完成的这一中央车站的价格为20亿美元。在旁观者的眼中,这笔钱的花费将使一个城市处于永远的运动中。

"And they will have ease of moving, from, um, location to location, from transit⁵ system to transit system. That's the ultimate goal."

“从一个点到另一个点，从运输系统到另一个运输系统，他们会感到心情舒畅。这是最终的目标。”

1 consolidated   

a.联合的

参考例句：

• With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
• Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 gaping   

adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

5 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。