中國未來電車“空中巴士”開啟第一次路測.

　　China has begun testing a futuristic-looking electric bus that straddles traffic as it drives down the street.

　　中國開始測試未來的電車“空中巴士”，當(dāng)它沿街行駛時(shí)，跨越城市主干道，在其上方行駛。

　　By straddling the traffic, the bus is able to quickly move above most vehicles, helping cut down on congestion and pollution caused by auto emissions.

　　通過跨越城市主干道，“空中巴士”可以在大部分汽車上方行駛，幫助緩解交通擁堵，以及由汽車排放引起的污染。

　　Transit Explore Bus, which is the company behind the vehicle, first revealed the concept in May at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo. But on Tuesday the company showed off a full-scale prototype in Qinhuangdao, China and launched its first road test, according to a report from China Xinhua News.

　　該客車的發(fā)明方為巴鐵科技發(fā)展有限公司，在五月份舉行的中國北京國際高新技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)博覽會上首次揭示該概念車。根據(jù)新華社的報(bào)道，周二， 該公司在秦皇島展示了一樣機(jī)，并開啟了第一次路測。

　　Let’s take a closer look at the prototype.

　　我們這就來看一看該樣機(jī)：

　　The straddling bus, or the TEB-1 as it’s called, is the world’s first elevated bus. The bus is elevated so cars can pass under as it moves along roads. Cars under 6.5 feet tall can easily fit below the bus. Electric chargers are placed along the bus route to charge the vehicle when it’s low on energy.

　　“空中巴士”或者TEB-1是世界上首輛高架公交。這種公交是加高的，所以當(dāng)其在路上行駛時(shí)，小汽車可以在其下行駛。也就是說，只要低于6.5英尺的汽車都可以輕松在“空中巴士”之下行駛。充電器布置在“空中客車”行駛的沿線，當(dāng)其電量不足時(shí)，可隨時(shí)充電。

　　It can travel up to 37 miles per hour. Because the bus straddles the lanes below, it has an extra wide cabin providing lots of space. A full-size straddling bus can accommodate more than 1,000 passengers. According to the TEB’s chi engineer John Youzhou, the biggest advantage of the bus is that it helps save lots of road space. What’s more, it only costs 16% of what building a subway would cost.

　　“空中巴士”每小時(shí)的時(shí)速可達(dá)37英里，因?yàn)榘褪肯喈?dāng)于跨越整個(gè)馬路，所以它的載客空間特別充足，可以搭載超1000名乘客。根據(jù)“立體快巴”的總工程師宋有洲所說，其最大的優(yōu)勢是幫助節(jié)省了更多的道路空間，而且，它僅用花費(fèi)建造地鐵費(fèi)用的16%。