The Last Bus
末班公車
— English reading, B1
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In our city, the last bus used to leave the center at eleven o'clock. Young people who worked late or went out often had to pay for expensive taxis.
在我們市裡，末班公車以前十一點就從市中心開走了。晚下班或出去玩的年輕人常常得花大錢坐計程車。
Last year a group of students started a campaign for night buses. They collected over five thousand signatures and presented them to the city council.
去年，一群學生發起了爭取夜間公車的運動。他們收集了五千多個連署，交給了市議會。
At first the council said the idea was too expensive. However, the students showed that many restaurant and hospital workers also needed transport at night.
起初市議會說這個想法太花錢。不過學生們指出，很多餐廳和醫院的員工晚上也需要交通工具。
Since March, two night lines have been running on Fridays and Saturdays. If they are used enough, they will run every night from next year.
從三月起，兩條夜間路線在星期五和星期六行駛。如果搭的人夠多，明年起就會每晚行駛。
生詞
center 中心
campaign 運動；宣傳活動
collect 收集
signature 簽名；連署
present 提交；呈交
council 議會
transport 交通工具
line 路線