双语趣听精彩世界 第138期:自行车被偷是防不胜防滴!

 　　骑自行车的人都有这样一个愿望:有一辆永远不会被偷走的自行车.近来智利学生就发明了一种防盗自行车。

　　自行车被偷是防不胜防滴!

　　Wall Street Daily: Being headquartered in Baltimore, many of our employees at Wall Street Daily bicycle into the office. It's convenient, healthy and avoids that awful bumper-to-bumper commuter¹ traffic.

　　The only downfall with bicycling, though, is protecting your ride once you've reached your destination. Bike theft is especially common in every city, especially in Chilean capital, Santiago.

　　After being fed up with having their bikes stolen more than once, three Chilean students have finally created the "unstealable" bike, what they refer to as the Yerka Project.

　　So, how did Cristobal Cabello and his colleagues create a theft-proof bike? By making a lock that renders² the bike useless. It actually defeats the point of stealing it.

　　"So basically³ you lock your bike up on a lamppost, tree, or fence, and you open up the lower part with this pin. You divide the parts, you lean it on a tree, fence, or bike rack⁴, and you pull out the seat pole. You cross the two parts together, and then you fit in the lock, which goes on the lower part."

1 commuter   

n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
• She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

2 renders   

v.使( render的第三人称单数 )；放弃；表达；提供（帮助等）

参考例句：

• This renders it unnecessary for me to do anything. 这使我无需做任何事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His brilliance renders this film an indubitable classic. 他的出色表现让这部电影成为了毋庸置疑的经典。 来自辞典例句

3 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

4 rack   

n.挂架，搁架；vt.折磨；使紧张，使努力

参考例句：

• He went over and took his jacket from the coat rack.到衣架上取外套。
• The old house soon went to rack and ruin.这所旧房子很快就毁坏了。