當(dāng)自行車成為奢侈品

　　From Ferrari to Lamborghini, bicycles now manufactured by some of the world’s first-class automakers are gradually gaining in popularity as industry experts have predicted a return to the bicycle since cars have experienced booming development in recent years.
　　如業(yè)內(nèi)專家所預(yù)測的那樣，近年來，汽車經(jīng)歷快速蓬勃的發(fā)展后，自行車將會(huì)重新回歸。從法拉利到蘭博基尼，如今一些世界頂級(jí)汽車制造商所生產(chǎn)的自行車越來越受到人們歡迎。

　　During the 21st China and International Bicycle and Motor Fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province this May, UCC bicycles, which are made in Taiwan, sold out even though they cost 50,000 yuan each, according to the Beijing magazine Oriental Outlook.
　　根據(jù)北京《瞭望東方周刊》雜志報(bào)道稱，在今年5月于江蘇南京所舉行的第21屆中國國際自行車電動(dòng)車展覽會(huì)上，臺(tái)灣制造的UCC牌自行車盡管每輛售價(jià)高達(dá)5萬元人民幣，仍被搶購一空，。

　　Xie Jian is the eastern China director for the Qida Trade Corporation. He told the magazine that at least one Lamborghini bicycle, which costs 345,000yuan, the most expensive kind found in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, is sold every one or two months. A young Ferrari car owner came to him specifically to buy a Ferrari bicycle, which goes for 20,000 yuan, Xia said.
　　騎達(dá)商貿(mào)公司華東地區(qū)總監(jiān)謝箭告訴《瞭望東方周刊》說，在浙江溫州最貴的一款蘭博基尼價(jià)格3.45萬元（5,334美元），每一兩個(gè)月至少能賣出一輛。有個(gè)年輕人有了法拉利跑車，特地來搭配一輛2萬元的法拉利自行車。

　　Easy transportation
　　交通便捷

　　Zhao Huizhen, a Beijing resident who has worked as a civil servant next to Sanlihe Road for almost 25 years, recalls, some 20 years ago here in the capital, when a traffic light would turn green at an intersection, rows of bicycles would swarm out into the street, and the scene would always look somewhat “grand.”
　　作為一名北京公務(wù)員，趙慧珍（音譯）在三里河路附近工作了將近25年，她回憶道，20多年前的首都，當(dāng)十字路口的綠燈亮了，一排排的自行車成群涌入街頭，曾經(jīng)的那個(gè)場面多少有些“壯觀”的味道。

　　For people like Zhao, riding a bike back then was anything but a showcase of a person’s wealth.
　　像趙慧珍這樣的人，在那個(gè)年代騎自行車絕不是在炫富。

　　“We never rode expensive bikes, most of our bikes cost just 100 or 200 yuan, like the Shanghai brands Forever or Phoenix,” she told the Global Times.
　　“我們從不騎昂貴的自行車，大多數(shù)的自行車都只是100到200元，比如說上海的永久和鳳凰品牌。”她告訴《環(huán)球時(shí)報(bào)》記者說。

　　China has long been referred to as the “kingdom of the bicycle” simply because of its large bicycling population. According to a report by Statistical Research, a magazine published under the statistical science research institution of the National Bureau of Statistics, the number of bicycles made in the country reached 44.74 million in 1995.
　　長久以來，中國被稱為“自行車王國”僅僅是因?yàn)轵T自行車的人口眾多。一份由國家統(tǒng)計(jì)局統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)研究學(xué)會(huì)出版的期刊雜志《統(tǒng)計(jì)研究》發(fā)布的報(bào)告顯示，1995年中國的自行車產(chǎn)量達(dá)到4474萬輛。

　　However, the number declined in the following years due to a drop in demand, which fell to only 20 million in 2000, said the report.
　　然而，由于市場需求下降，有報(bào)道稱這一數(shù)據(jù)在隨后幾年中直線下降，到2000年時(shí)只有2000萬輛。

　　Zhou Jiannong, the manager of the Qida Trade Corporation, said that the annual increase of the total bicycle number might not exceed 10 percent, but the annual increase of high-end bikes has already seen an increase of 30 to 40 percent.
　　騎達(dá)商貿(mào)公司經(jīng)理周建農(nóng)稱，自行車總量的年增長可能不會(huì)超過10%，但在高端自行車年增長率上，我們已看到了30%到40%的增長。

　　The image that successful wealthy people want to possess is essential, so a new style of luxury has been cultivated in China that goes along with environment and even animal protection concerns.
　　那些成功富人們想要保持自身形象，這也是這一數(shù)字上漲的根本原因，因此伴隨著人們對(duì)于環(huán)境問題甚至是動(dòng)物保護(hù)問題的擔(dān)憂，一種新奢侈風(fēng)潮已在中國盛行開來。

　　Return to nature
　　回歸自然

　　As a healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on the go.
　　由于當(dāng)下人們正在推崇更健康的生活方式，自行車也就同時(shí)成為人們代步的工具。

　　Cyclists are now traveling further, as the bicycles of today are more functional, professional, and of course expensive.
　　如今的自行車功能更加齊全，更為專業(yè)，當(dāng)然，也越加昂貴，因此，現(xiàn)在單車愛好者們就可以走得更遠(yuǎn)。

　　Gui Hua, a 30-year-old riding enthusiast in Beijing, bikes over 100 kilometers a week.
　　30歲的桂華（音譯）是一位單車迷，每周都要騎行100多公里的路程。桂華說他的那輛變速自行車至少花費(fèi)4000元人民幣，這只是個(gè)基礎(chǔ)水平的價(jià)格。

　　Gui said that his variable-speed bicycle costs at least 4,000 yuan, which is a basic-level price.
　　北京萬科自行車行的銷售員王云（音譯）表示，大多數(shù)購買天價(jià)自行車的人，更多的是為了享受騎車運(yùn)動(dòng)，而不僅是作為一種交通工具。

　　Wang Yun, a salesman at the Wanke bike shop in Beijing, said that most people who buy an expensive bike enjoy riding a bike more for sport rather than for transportation.
　　王云說：“為了周末旅行，一些家庭在這購買了好幾輛運(yùn)動(dòng)自行車。他們將自行車放在車頂，然后開車去郊區(qū)，到達(dá)后從車上取下，便可在郊區(qū)騎行?！?br />

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