我想靜靜：日本推出“沉默出租車”

你喜歡和出租車司機(jī)聊天嗎?也許在出租車司機(jī)和你侃大山時(shí)，你心里默念的是，“我想靜靜”。日本一家出租車公司推出“沉默出租車”試運(yùn)行活動(dòng)，司機(jī)除去歡迎問(wèn)候以及確認(rèn)路線，不會(huì)再進(jìn)行任何閑聊。

A cab company in one of Japan’s major cities is trialling a new feature by introducing silent taxi drivers.

日本某大城市的一家出租車公司推出“沉默司機(jī)”試運(yùn)行活動(dòng)。

Miyako Taxi, which is based in Kyoto, unveiled the new idea last month without much fanfare.

上個(gè)月，總部位于京都的宮古出租車公司公布了這個(gè)新理念，但是并沒(méi)有做過(guò)多宣傳。

The business is currently operating five “Silence Taxis” across the city as part of a trial.

該公司目前在全市運(yùn)營(yíng)5輛“沉默出租車”，作為試運(yùn)行。

The cars look like any ordinary taxi but a notice written on the back of the passenger seat will inform passengers that they have entered one of the new silent fleet.

試點(diǎn)車輛外觀與正常出租車沒(méi)有差別，只是在乘客座椅的靠背貼有公告，提示乘客他們乘坐的是新運(yùn)行的“沉默出租車”。

Drivers will offer a greeting when their fare enters the car, and aside from confirming the route they will not engage in small talk.

乘客上車后，司機(jī)除去歡迎問(wèn)候以及確認(rèn)路線，不會(huì)再進(jìn)行任何閑聊。

The drivers can indulge in conversation, but only if they are spoken to first, and they are also allowed to communicate in emergency situations.

如果乘客和司機(jī)搭話，司機(jī)也可以與乘客交談，公司也允許司機(jī)在緊急情況下與乘客溝通。

Announcing the idea, Miyako Taxi said: “This service is currently in a trial stage, with the goal of creating an in-car atmosphere that provides the most comfortable ride for passengers through limiting the driver’s speaking.”

發(fā)布這一理念時(shí)，宮古出租車公司說(shuō)：“這項(xiàng)服務(wù)正在試運(yùn)行階段，我們的目的在于通過(guò)限制司機(jī)說(shuō)話，為乘客營(yíng)造一個(gè)最為舒適的乘車環(huán)境。”

Other than the latest initiative, the company has no official policy either way covering chatting in taxis.

除去當(dāng)前的試運(yùn)行活動(dòng)，該公司還沒(méi)有出臺(tái)關(guān)于車內(nèi)交談的正式規(guī)定。

According to Japan Today, they made the move after hearing reports from passengers that they were fed up being forced to indulge in chit-chat with their drivers.

據(jù)Japan Today網(wǎng)站報(bào)道，該公司做出這項(xiàng)決定，是因?yàn)槁牭接谐丝捅г顾緳C(jī)話嘮，一直拉著他們聊天。

And while some fares enjoyed being regaled with tales of Kyoto’s sights and attractions, it was seen as less appealing for residents of the sprawling city.

有些乘客喜歡聽司機(jī)講京都風(fēng)景名勝的故事，但對(duì)于居住在這座日益擴(kuò)張的城市里的居民來(lái)說(shuō)，這些故事沒(méi)什么吸引力。

The company will assess the popularity of the trial before deciding whether to expand it and roll it out across more of their drivers in their 354 taxis.

宮古出租車公司將會(huì)事先評(píng)估沉默出租車的受歡迎程度，再?zèng)Q定是否擴(kuò)大規(guī)模，推廣到更多司機(jī)，全公司共有354輛出租車。