新概念英语青少版2AUnit12TheLondonbusTheLondonbusthebusintheoldShanghaiNewwordsandexpressionsNewwordsandexpressions旅程routeThenewbusesinLondonarejust“buses”.Theyaren’t‘Londonbuses’.Thereal‘Londonbus’wastheoldRoutemaster.Thiswasourfavouritebusforfifty-oneyears.Itwasadesignclassic.NotesontheTextWereRoutemasterreallydangerous?Thebackofthebuswasanopenplatformwithnodoors.Perhapsthiswasn’tverysafe—butLondonersliketodotheirownthings.AndtheRoutemasterwerefastinthetraffic.NotesontheTextModenbusesaresafe,buttheyareslow.passengershatethedoors.Cardrivershatethebuses.Thebusdriverhaveahardtime.ThefirstRoutemasterwereonourroadsin1954.ThelastofficialRoutemasterjourneywasonRouteNumber9,on15thFebruary2006.Thatwassomeyearsago.NotesontheTextToday,LondonersremembertheRoutemaster’sname.Theyrememberthedesigner’sname:DouglasScott.Thenewbusesdon’thaveaname.Howcanwelovethem?PractisesayingsomeyearsThat'sallforustoday!