ThewordsofGandhi,EinsteinandothergreatthinkersaretobequotedinserviceannouncementsonLondon'sUnderground.
TransportforLondonhasaskedTurnerPrize-winningartistJeremyDellertoeditalistofmottostobeusedbytubedrivers.Gandhi's"thereismoretolifethanincreasingitsspeed"andtheartistCezanne's"weliveinarain-bowofchaos"areamongthequotes.Dellerhopestheywillmakepassengers'journeysabitmorethought-provoking(发人深省的).
Deller'soriginalplanwastoabolishallpublicannouncementsforaday."Itmakesmefeelannoyed,"hesaid."It'slikesomepsychologicalwarfare(战争 ) onthepassengers."
ButhisideawasrefusedbythemanagerofTransportforLondon,whoinsteadagreedtotheplanofreplacingsomeannouncementswithsomethingmorehumanandattractive.
SallyShaw,whoisrunningtheschemeforTransportforLondon,saysitispartofanattempttoimproveday-to-dayinteractionandrelylessonautomatedannouncements.
"Ithinkeveryonehastheirownlittlephilosophyontheirjourneys.Andifwecangetmoreofthatoutintheair,thatwouldbegreat,"shesaid.
SusyWells,oneofthedriverstotesttheideaoutontheLondonUnderground,isalsoenthusiasticaboutit.
Shesaid,"Iliketomakemyownannouncementsandit'snicetogetpassengerstothinkaswell."
What'smore,somequotesarehelpfultothedrivers.Theyhelpthepassengersbecomemoreunderstandingaboutthedrivers'work.
ThequotessuchasThomasFuller's"astumble(绊脚) maypreventafall"arepopularforhelpingexplainwhyalittleinconveniencewassometimesnecessarytokeepthesystemsafe.
53.Theunderlinedphrase"tubedrivers"probablymeans___.
A.taxidrivers B.subwaydrivers
C.truckdrivers D.busdrivers
54.WhydidDellerwanttoabolishallpublicannouncementsontheunderground?___
A.Becausetheycauseawaramongpassengers.
B.BecausethepublicannouncementsmakeDellertired.
C.Becausethepublicannouncementsaredull.
D.Allpublicannouncementsarenotsuitableforthepasseng