Lesson 1 On Your Bike
第一课 骑脚踏车
Return of the white bikes!
白色脚踏车重现！
People have been enjoying the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam for years.
多年来，阿姆斯特丹人一直享受骑脚踏车的好处。
It is a good city for cycling because it is flat and therefore is convenient for bikes.
这是一个骑脚踏车的好城市，因为地面平坦，骑脚踏车很方便。
There are also plenty of places for bicycle parking and most streets in the city centre have a bicycle path.
还有许多停自行车的地方，而且市中心大部分街道都有一条自行车道。
Today some people call Amsterdam the "City of Bicycles" because of the convenience for bicycles there.
现在，有些人称阿姆斯特丹是“脚踏车城市”，因为在那骑脚踏车很方便。
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an idea.
20世纪60年代，一群脚踏车迷想到一个主意。
They believed that it would be better for everybody
他们相信这样对谁都好
if cars weren't allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were.
如果市中心不允许通汽车，仅通自行车。
They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport.
他们希望这样会有助于节约能源，减少污染，并提供免费的公共交通工具。
The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of neighbourhoods around Amsterdam for people to use.
他们把数百辆脚踏车漆成白色，并把它们放在阿姆斯特丹众多街区供人们使用。
Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys.
任何人都可以骑它们用于短途旅行。