[A] All this mobility will make Europe’s cities nodes of nomadism (游牧、流浪生活), linked to each other by high-speed trains and cheap airline flights. Urban designers, with a freshly pricked interest in transience rather than stasis, are even now dreaming up cityscapes that focus on flows of people and fungible uses for buildings.
[B] It was the Greeks who invented the idea of the city, and urbanity continues as a thriving tradition: with 80 percent of its people living in cities, Europe remains the most urbanized continent on earth.
[C] The bustle around airports and train stations will make the crowds in Europe’s great piazzas look thin by comparison. New city networks will spring up, following transport lines, not old national ties. In the 1990s the Eurostar brought London closer to Paris than it was to Liverpool. By 2010, routes like the PBKAL (Paris, Brussels, Cologne/Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London) line will have redesigned the map of Europe even furthe
[A] All this mobility will make Europe’s cities nodes of nomadism (游牧、流浪生活), linked to each other by high-speed trains and cheap airline flights. Urban designers, with a freshly pricked interest in transience rather than stasis, are even now dreaming up cityscapes that focus on flows of people and fungible uses for buildings.
[B] It was the Greeks who invented the idea of the city, and urbanity continues as a thriving tradition: with 80 percent of its people living in cities, Europe remains the most urbanized continent on earth.
[C] The bustle around airports and train stations will make the crowds in Europe’s great piazzas look thin by comparison. New city networks will spring up, following transport lines, not old national ties. In the 1990s the Eurostar brought London closer to Paris than it was to Liverpool. By 2010, routes like the PBKAL (Paris, Brussels, Cologne/Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London) line will have redesigned the map of Europe even furthe
P: Phew! I had to run all the way to make it.
S: You are a little late. May I see your boarding pass
P: Let me see. Where did I put it Oh, here it is. I hope I got the non-smoking section. I was in such a hurry.
S: Yes, you did. It’s seat 32 C on the aisle.
P: Miss, this is my first flight. I wonder if you could show me the ropes.
S: Don’t be embarrassed! Everyone has to make their first flight sometime. I’d be glad to. That’s what we are here for.
P: Thanks, I don’t even know how to find my seat.
S: They are all numbered. Just go straight back and another stewardess will show you where to sit and how to fasten your safety belt.
P: And then
S: Then listen to the intercom for further instructions.
P: Thank you.
S: You are welcome. I’ll come back later to see that you are OK.
P: Thanks again. (Later)
S: Hello there. How are you doing
P:
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