《中英對照讀新聞》First 24-hour bus starts between Tokyo’s Shibuya, Roppongi 24小時公車首度行駛於東京澀谷與六本木
◎張沛元
An all-night bus service started Dec. 21, 2013 between Shibuya and Roppongi, two Tokyo entertainment areas often filled with people partying until the early hours of the morning.
第一班往來於直到凌晨仍充斥派對狂歡客的東京兩大娛樂區澀谷與六本木的徹夜行駛公車，2013年12月21日上路。
It is Japan’s first fixed route bus service that operates around the clock.
這是日本第一條固定路線、24小時不打烊的公車。
The bus service was the brainchild of former Governor of Tokyo, Naoki Inose, who resigned Dec. 19, 2013 over a money scandal. He had pushed for a 24-hour bus, pledging to "change the lifestyle in Tokyo."
這項深夜公車服務是已於2013年12月19日因政治獻金醜聞而辭職的前東京都知事猪瀨直樹的構想。他曾致力推動24小時公車，誓言「改變東京的生活方式」。
Trains and subways in the capital shut down around midnight or so.
東京的電車與地下鐵在大約午夜時分便停止服務。
The buses make eight round trips on the Shibuya-Roppongi route between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. every Saturday. If the 24-hour service becomes popular, the Tokyo metropolitan government’s Bureau of Transportation plans to operate more night-owl bus routes.
這班公車每週六凌晨1點到6點在澀谷與六本木之間來回開8趟。倘若此一24小時服務受到歡迎，東京都交通局打算開闢更多夜貓公車。
However, a high-ranking metropolitan government official said, "As this is a project promoted by Governor Inose, there is a possibility that the next governor will stop it."
不過，東京都廳一名高階官員表示，「由於這是猪瀨知事推動的計畫，有可能被下一任知事喊卡。」
新聞辭典
around the clock：慣用語，全天候，日夜不停地。例句：Doctors and nurses worked around the clock to help the people injured in the car crash.（醫護人員不分晝夜協助車禍中的傷患。）
round trip：慣用語，往返，來回。例句：How much is a round-trip ticket to Sapporo？（到札幌的來回票要多少錢？）
night owl：名詞，非正式用法，夜貓子，熬夜的人。
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