Introduction | 简介

Sometimes, I like to take a long bus ride and enjoy the ride even when it takes a longer time to get somewhere. I get to see things which I don't when I drive. Especially, when I ride on a double decker bus. This the 1st part of a series of pictures I took when I was on recent long bus ride to the National University of Singapore. Previous posts are:

有时候，我喜欢长公车享受一下旅程，甚至当它需要较长的时间到达目的地。好处是见到我不开车的时候的情景。尤其是，当我搭的是辆双层车。这一系列的分享一下我搭最近搭公车新加坡国立大学时拍的一些照片。这是第 1 部。之前的帖：

Meanwhile, some music for you to enjoy as you read. This piece is part of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, particular the first of the 4 violin concertos, called Spring.
让大家继续读的时候，欣赏一点音乐。这件作品是维瓦尔第的“四季”的一部分 - 4小提琴协奏曲中的第一首，名为“春天”。
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Long Bus Ride | 长途公车之旅

I boarded the bus and went to the first row of seat on the upper deck and took a picture of the bus parked beside me.

我登上公车的上层第一排的座位。然后，拍一下停在我隔壁的公车。

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The bus headed out and go up to the flyover.

公车一开出去就要上这桥。

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Going down on the right, there is a Burmese Buddhist temple.

右边走，那里是缅甸佛教寺庙。

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Further along, of the left is another religious buiiding, Novena Church. This Catholic Church is under massive construction and has been closed for a few years already.

再继续额，左边的是另一种宗教建设，诺维娜教堂。这个天主教堂正在做大规模建设，工程也进行几年了。

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Novena 2

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The only certainty in life is death and taxes. Here is taxes. The building which house the tax authority.

在生命里，唯一可以肯定的是死亡和税收。这里就是税收。这栋建筑是税务所的办公楼。

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This is a church.

这是教堂。

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The bus is now going around Newton Circus. There is a famous food centre near here.

公车现在驶入纽顿圈环绕交叉路。在这附近有个著名的熟食中心。

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This is an expensive hotel, Goodwood Park.

这是昂贵的酒店，良木园酒店。

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In front, we are turning right into Orchard Road which is the shopping district of Singapore. The prominent building is ION Orchard, a shopping center with many shops selling luxury branded items.

在前面，我们右转入乌节路，新加坡的购物区。那很明显的建筑是爱雍·乌节，一家购物中心。里面有多家名牌店。包包买不完。鞋子穿不完。

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Turning into Orchard Road.

右转入乌节路了。

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The gantry which has the letters ERP means Electronic Road Pricing. Some people said it means Everyday Rob People. That’s the mechanism for deducted toll fee from vehicles passing through.