IELTS Listening Part 2: A New City Bike-Share Scheme

Part Two. You will hear a council officer talking about a new bike-share scheme.

第二部分。你將聽到一位市府人員介紹新的共享單車計畫。

First, you have some time to look at questions eleven to fifteen.

首先，你有一些時間閱讀第十一至第十五題。

Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to fifteen.

現在請仔細聽，並回答第十一至第十五題。

Good evening, everyone, and thanks for coming out tonight.

大家晚安，謝謝各位今晚到場。

I'm delighted to tell you about CityCycle, our new bike-share scheme!

很高興向大家介紹我們的新共享單車計畫——CityCycle！

From the first of June, there'll be forty docking stations across the city.

從六月一日起，全市將設置四十個站點。

That's three hundred bikes, and fifty of them are electric.

共有三百輛腳踏車，其中五十輛是電動的。

So, no more excuses about the hill up to the station!

所以，別再拿去車站的那段上坡當藉口了！

Using the bikes is simple.

使用方式很簡單。

Just download the app and scan the code on the handlebars.

只要下載App，掃描龍頭上的條碼就行了。

And the price? Well, the first thirty minutes are free.

價格呢？前三十分鐘免費。

After that, it's £1 for every half hour.

之後每半小時1英鎊。

Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions sixteen to twenty.

在聽談話的其餘部分之前，你有一些時間閱讀第十六至第二十題。

Now listen and answer questions sixteen to twenty.

現在請聽，並回答第十六至第二十題。

If you ride a lot, an annual membership costs just £60.

如果你常騎，年費只要60英鎊。

And students pay half price!

學生還享半價！

Now, a few rules.

接下來是幾項規定。

You can return a bike to any station in the city.

你可以把車還到市內任何一個站點。

But please don't leave bikes lying on the pavement.

但請不要把車隨便丟在人行道上。

I'm afraid there's a ten-pound fine if you do.

恐怕這樣做會被罰十英鎊。

Helmets aren't required, but we strongly recommend them.

安全帽不是強制的，但我們強烈建議配戴。

We've also opened a brand-new cycle lane along the river.

我們也在河邊新開了一條自行車道。

Finally, come to our launch event in Market Square this Saturday!

最後，歡迎大家這週六來Market Square參加啟用活動！

Everyone gets a free ride, and there'll be live music, too.

每個人都能免費騎一次，還有現場音樂。

That is the end of Part Two.

第二部分到此結束。