Today we offer you a tour of Beijing, its suburbs and even the great wall in a very interesting and unusual vehicle – a motorbike sidecar!
Today we are meeting Gael Thoreau, the man behind Beijing Sideways, the only tour company in Beijing offering sidecar tours.
今天我们会为大家介绍一种非常有趣、但又不常见的交通方式来游览北京——乘坐跨斗！（也叫边车、侧车；是一种加装在摩托车侧的单轮设备，可以将车辆从二轮变成三轮）Beijing Sideways 是北京唯一一家提供跨斗摩托车观光的公司；而在今天的节目中，我们就会和它的创始人 Gael Thoreau 来好好聊聊。
It is summer, the weather is great foreigners living in Beijing use the summer vacation to explore the city and the mountains around it, it is also the time when a lot of friends and relatives from home come to visit us here and we always want to make their Beijing experience unforgettable and show them new and exciting things.
现在正值夏季，天气也很好；许多在北京的外国人选择利用暑假去探索这座城市，以及周边的山脉。当然，夏季也是亲朋好友们前来探望的时刻；我们总想让他们在北京的经历更加精彩、难忘。
For local Beijingers a sidecar ride along the walls of the forbidden city at sunset or the rush of riding fast down the mountain in Miyun can be a whole different way to see our city.
Beijing Sidewayshelps you explore Beijing and its surroundings from a sideways view, seated in the sidecar of a motorbike.
Avoiding traffic jams, enjoying the pleasures of a roofless vehicle, wind in the hair (or in a helmet), admiring the stunning, hilly landscapes of Beijing, savoring a French picnic on the crest of the Great Wall, cruising the less known hutongs and markets.
对于本地北京人来说，乘坐跨斗摩托车在日落时沿着紫禁城的墙边兜风、或者在密云来一次快速下山……我们可以通过完全不同的方式来看待这座城市。通过坐在摩托车的跨斗里，你不但可以从侧面观察北京及其周边地区，同时还能避免交通堵塞，感受风吹在头发（或头盔）上的感觉、享受敞篷车的乐趣。此外，我们还能欣赏北京令人叹为观止的丘陵景观、在长城上品尝法式野餐、徘徊在相对无名的胡同和市场里……
And all this in quite a unique vehicle – the Chang Jiang 750. This motorcycle has a lot of history and people who grew up in Beijing saw many of them when they were young, however today there are less and less of them and it brings back memories seeing one driving through the streets.
所有这一切都仰仗一款独特的摩托车——长江750。这款车有着悠久的历史，在很久以前的北京，满大街跑的都是它。但是后来，这款车的数量开始慢慢减少；今日一辆跑在街上的长江750，能给见到它的人带来许多回忆。
Originally elaborated by Germany in order to be used as military off road transportation during World War II, these bikes were then produced by the USSR in 1942 under the name M72. In 1957, The Soviet Union moved their factory to Ukraine, modernized the bikes with the type II engine and decided to offer the machine tools and know-how of the old factory to The People Republic of China, where they have been produced until now.
这款车的原型最早是由德国在二战时精心研发，用作军事越野交通工具的。随后于1942年，这些车开始由USSR（苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟）负责生产；在当时被命名为M72。1957年，苏联将工厂搬到了乌克兰，并开始用II型发动机对摩托车进行改造升级；同时决定向中国提供生产这款摩托车的设备，以及专门的知识。从此以后，这款车就开始在我国生产，直到今日。
There are lots of advantages to a sidecar tour, you get to cover more distance than walking orcycling but you are alsooutside, exposed to the sounds and smells of the city.
跨斗观光有很多优点。比如相比步行或骑自行车，乘坐跨斗能让你在走的更远、看的更多的同时，也能暴露在城市的声音和气味里。
WithBeijing sideways, you enjoy the company of an expat insider who has been living in Beijing for years, guiding you in your exploration. And what can be more fun than taking a ride in this sidecar that appears to be straight out an old black and white movie?
Beijing sideways 还会提供一位已经在这里生活很久的、对一切都很了解的驾驶员担任导游，指引你进行探索。 还有什么能比乘坐跨斗，这种好像来自黑白电影的交通工具兜风更有趣呢？
Beijing Sideways also offers weekend excursions riding on beautiful mountain roads to less-known parts of the great wall and a chance to spend the night at a secret hotel.
Beijing sideways 还提供周末长途旅行，从漂亮的山路到长城不太知名的区域都可以前往。你还可能在某个秘密酒店过夜哦！
The suburbs trip is a great activity for a few families traveling together, it’s an original idea for a birthday celebration and something you shouldn’t miss before relocating out of Beijing. Beijing Sideways can cater for a pretty big group.
郊区旅行对于一些家庭来说，将会是一次很棒的活动。 Beijing Sideways 还可以为一个很大的群体提供服务哦！
As Gael said, one of the greatest advantages of the sidecar is the 360 degree view and the chance to lift your head and look up at the pigeons in formation flight if you are in the heart of old Beijing or at the tops of skyscrapers if you are in the CBD. That makes the sidecar a particularly favorable vehicle to explore the city’s architecture form, and indeed, Beijing Sideways has a themed architecture tour.
正如 Gael 所说，360度的视野是跨斗最大的优点之一，这也使得跨斗成为一个绝佳的、探索城市建筑的交通工具。如果在老北京城中心，乘客抬起头来可以看到正在天上飞的鸽子；若是在CBD，乘客则可看到一座座摩天大楼的顶端。 Beijing Sideways 也有相应的建筑主题之旅哦！
Other than hutong themed tours, architecture themed tours and excursions to the great wall, Beijing Sideways also offers and art themed tour visiting some of the city’s nicest galleries and art centers, a Beijing By Night tour or even Beijing in a Nutshell speed tour if you only have a few hours in the capital and want to see everything. Now, there is a new item on the menu: a scooter tour.
除了胡同主题之旅、建筑主题之旅和长城游览外， Beijing Sideways 还有参观一些城市最美画廊和艺术中心的艺术之旅、北京夜游甚至仅需几个小时的快速游览。 现在， Beijing Sideways 的服务单上又多了一个新项目：踏板摩托之旅。
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