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。你将听到一位市政官员介绍新的共享单车计划。

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

首先，你有一些时间阅读第十一至第十五题。

Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to fifteen.

现在请仔细听，并回答第十一至第十五题。

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

大家晚上好，感谢各位今晚到场。

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

很高兴向大家介绍我们的新共享单车计划——CityCycle！

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

从六月一日起，全市将设立四十个停车站点。

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

共有三百辆自行车，其中五十辆是电动的。

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

所以，再也别拿去车站的那段上坡当借口了！

Using the bikes is simple.

使用方法很简单。

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

只要下载应用，扫描车把上的二维码即可。

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

价格呢？前三十分钟免费。

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

之后每半小时1英镑。

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

在听讲话的剩余部分之前，你有一些时间阅读第十六至第二十题。

Now listen and answer questions sixteen to twenty.

现在请听，并回答第十六至第二十题。

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

如果你经常骑车，年卡只要60英镑。

And students pay half price!

学生还能半价！

Now, a few rules.

接下来是几条规定。

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

你可以把车还到城里任何一个站点。

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

但请不要把车随意扔在人行道上。

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

恐怕这样做会被罚款十英镑。

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

头盔不是强制的，但我们强烈建议佩戴。

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

我们还在河边新开了一条自行车道。

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

最后，欢迎大家本周六来Market Square参加启动活动！

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

每个人都能免费骑一次，还有现场音乐。

That is the end of Part Two.

第二部分到此结束。