一卡在手 无现金亦可走天下
记者从简单的搭乘地铁上班谈论现代城市生活逐渐摆脱现金交易的束缚，改用卡片或手机进行支付。Hints:
Oyster card
London Bridge Tube
River Thames
主持:dramatic150
校对:cryforwhat
翻译&注解:cjsfight
答疑:liuczhihttp://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201204/201204080417537863251.mp3A world without money in our pockets - it seems unbelievable, really? We've been hearing about the idea of a cashless society for years. But is it really just around the corner? Well I don't need any notes or change to travel from our BBC base which is here in west London, into the middle of London by underground because I'm using what's called an Oyster card which is electronically loaded with money for your fares. You just go into the station, swipe your card, and what'd you do? I'm on my way. I've just emerged from London Bridge Tube. I'm close to the River Thames now. It is getting easier in London to cope without cash. You can even pay for a coffee, a hamburger or a greetings card with a mobile phone which effectively has a bank debit card inside it. That's London, one of the most advanced cities on the planet. Of course there're many places in the world where electronic payments are still few and far between, and they are a million miles from being cashless.口袋里如果没有钱似乎有些难以置信，但是这真的会实现噢！一直以来我们都听说过有关无现金社会的构想。但这是否会立刻成为现实呢？实际上我乘坐地 铁从伦敦西部的BBC大本营出发到中部伦敦地区不需要任何票据或者零钱即可往返自由，因为我正使用一种名为Oyster Card的交通卡（想要了解更多见注释部分），这种卡将乘车的费用以电子方式存储起来。只要你走进地铁站，刷一下你的卡，你还需要做什么呢？我现在就在路 上了。刚刚我还在伦敦桥隧道里，现在我接近泰晤士河了。在伦敦不花现金的交易变得越来越简单。只要你的手机里有一张银行借记卡可用，那么你甚至可以用它支 付咖啡，汉堡或者贺卡。这就是伦敦，地球上最发达的城市之一。世界上还有很多地区罕见电子支付，而且与之相距甚远。
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