2011/1/6 You & Yours Listening Notes

C1: Retail
1. A raft of retailers (informal) 大量許多的
2. Severe squeeze on the consumer spending expected over the coming year 未來一年消費嚴重緊縮
3. in the immediate aftermath of the credit crunch.... 緊接著信貸危機之後
4. winners or losers on the high street:
5. It proves the key facotr that could make or break the even the best-known high street names. 成為...成敗的關鍵
6. By both value and volume, we had increased in spending compared with a year before.
7.  fallout (n.)= the bad results of a situation or an action 後果 餘波

C2: Business Series: the Cycling Industry 自行車業
1. the emmergence of.... 的出現
2. do the charity events 從事慈善活動
3. the resurgence of ... 的復甦
4. electric bikes 電動腳踏車
5. road safety testing 道路安全測試

* 各式腳踏車的英文:  (1) BMX bike: 極限腳踏車 (bicycle moto cross) (Strong small bicycle, for acrobatics and competitions on bumpy tracks.)
(2) child's tricylce 兒童三輪車 (Very stable three-wheeled vehicle with pedals driving either the front wheel or the rear wheels, for the use of young children.)
(3) mountain bike 登山車  (Bicycle with large wheels with treads with studs, a strong frame, numerous gears and powerful brakes, for navigating all kinds of terrain. )
(4) Dutch bike: 荷蘭腳踏車適合市區騎乘(City bicycle designed for comfort and in such a way that the cyclist sits upright; its features include a built-in chain guard
and a drop-down fender. )
 
(5) touring bike: 旅行腳踏車 Intermediate bicycle between a road bicycle and a city bicycle, designed for traveling long distances in comfort.
(6) road bike: 公路腳踏車 Bicycle with narrow tires, lightweight frame and handlebars that position the cyclist for optimum aerodynamics, designed for road racing.
(7) tandem bike: 協力車 Bicycle with two places; both cyclists pedal simultaneously but only the person in front steers
(8) city bike: 市區腳踏車Bicycle designed for comfort and safety while taking short trips on city streets.

source fo pictures and defintions: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/search-results.php?s_search_box=bicycle+&s_search_result=bicycle

(9)folding bike :折疊腳踏車
 foldingcyclist.com

(10) girls bike 淑女車
activejunky.com

C3: Real Time Train Information on Mobiles
National Rail Enquiries are asking web developers to close down free mobile phone applications for commuters.
英國國鐵要求網路程式設計師關閉免費"即時火車時刻"應用程式