2015考研英语阅读公共汽车_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读公共汽车

　　在伦敦，对公共汽车的使用飙升。每天约有7百万人次到此观光，故而公共汽车系统为伦敦运输局高效管理，这个组织管辖伦敦城内公共运输系统以及相当多的道路。不过在首都之外的公交网络，由于缺乏管理变得差强人意，相应的大量的售票系统和公共汽车在交通中发生拥堵，因而对公共汽车的使用量下降。

　　The sharp contrast between London and the rest suggests to IPPR that large transportbodies similar to TfL ought to be set up, particularly in big metropolises. This would allow bothbetter co-ordination and more effective lobbying of the Treasury. Since TfL was created in2000 Londons bus network has been pumped with cash. Although it has fallen back slightly,net public support to Londons buses, at 809m in 2012-13, is still far higher than the amountdoled out to other big cities.

　　伦敦及其他地区的强烈对比使得IPPR认为类似于 TfL 的大型交通组织应当建立起来，特别是在大都市。这有利于更好地协调合作以及更为有效地游说财政部以获得资金支持。自从2000年以来TfL 建立，伦敦的公交网络来钱如井喷，虽然现在有些许回落，但公共交通网络在2012~2013年间给伦敦公交共资助了八千九百万英镑，远高于给予其他大城市的资金拨款。

　　The bigger-body plan, though, is likely to remain a theory. Even in Manchester, the most go-ahead big city outside London, a combined authority representing local governments is onlyjust getting limited powers over transport. London is exceedingly unusual and hard to copy.It has a high-profile elected mayor, a large congestion-charging zone and a young, fast-growingpopulation that shuns cars. Bus use is rising even though they are no longer particularlycheap. Fares are now, by one measure, some of the highest in Britain. Since 2005 they haveincreased by 23%, only slightly less than in other metropolitan areas.