北師大版高中英語模塊3--Unit 9 Wheels lessons1-1

北師大版高中英語模塊3--Unit 9 Wheels lessons1-1 [00:03.61]Unit 9 Wheels Lesson 1 On Your Bike [00:09.28]Return of the white bikes! [00:12.02]People have been enjoying the benefits [00:14.20]of cycling in Amsterdam for years. [00:17.02]It is a good city for cycling [00:18.51]because it is flat [00:20.04]and therefore is convenient for bikes. [00:23.07]There are also plenty of places [00:25.14]for bicycle parking and most streets [00:27.75]in the city center have a bicycle path. [00:31.06]Today some people call Amsterdam the [00:33.86]"City of Bicycles" because of [00:36.42]the convenience for bicycles there. [00:39.00]In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans [00:41.82]had an idea. [00:43.17]They believed that it would be better [00:45.36]for everybody if cars weren't allowed [00:47.65]in the city center and only bicycles were. [00:50.94]They were hopeful that this would help [00:52.97]to save energy,reduce pollution [00:55.71]and provide free public transport. [00:58.94]The group painted hundreds of bicycles white [01:02.17]and placed them in lots of neighbourhoods [01:04.16]around Amsterdam for people to use. [01:06.93]Anyone was allowed to take them [01:09.05]and use them for short journeys. [01:11.51]Wherever someone finished a ourney [01:13.86]they would leave the bike there [01:15.34]for someone else to use. [01:17.63]The problem was that it didn't work [01:20.27]thieves took all the bicycles within weeks! [01:22.65]

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