THE red Routemaster bus is one of London's abiding ICONS, its curvaceous silhouette as recognisable as Big Ben.

“司路者”公交车是伦敦具有历史感的标志之一，其流线型的轮廓使之同大本钟一样容易辨识。

Last night he said: 'We've tried to create a new British design icon, like Concorde, the Spitfire or the Routemaster bus.

昨晚他这样说道：“我们要为英国创造一项新的标志，就像协和飞机，‘喷火’战斗机和双层巴士一样。”

If more orders follow and the modern Routemaster is still ferrying passengers in 40 years' time, the new bus could be a lasting legacy for Mr Johnson.

如果接下来有更多的订单而且现代“司路者”载客40年的话，这种新型的公交车可能会让人们记住约翰森先生。

The first Routemaster wre on our roads in 1954. The last official Roumaster journey was on Route Number 9, on 15th February 2006. That was some years ago.

第一批“马路大师”在1954年上路，最后官方的“马路大师”行车路线是9号干线，于2006年2月15日。那是几年前。

The 50-year-old design was pensioned off in 2005, but in January next year a new double-decker with a hop-on, hop-off platform inspired by the Routemaster will appear on the capital's streets.

这个有50年之久的老设计在2005年的时候退出使用，但是在下一年一月的时候一种受马路天使所启发而生产的有着启动和停止站台的双层巴士将会出现在主干道上。