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背景音乐：Garbage - The World Is Not Enough

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The Guardian/英国卫报：

'Uber for bikes': Chinese firm eyes global dominion with launch in Manchester

Mobike to open ‘dockless’ bike share scheme in Manchester with initial 1,000 bikes as Chinese companies take aggressive battle for market share to the west

网友评论：

AMS1963

They have been active in Singapore since the beginning of the year I think. The problem I see is that at the end of peoples' journeys the bikes are dumped haphazardly, with no thought as to possible dangers they might cause. Entrances to stations blocked, pavements blocked etc.

azoicera

Mobike and Ofo should focus on the experience of their users instead of expanding so dramatically. Mobike App freezes my phone every time I open it, while Ofo bikes are way too easy to be looted or abused with no GPS on them.

BobHosk @azoicera

Exactly my experience too, but the truth is they just don't care about the user experience or the bikes. The main business is the investments they do with the deposits. The bikes are basically just a front to persuade you to lend them 200/300 Yuan for a while.

EGriff

I think they underestimate the selfish, aggressive and dangerous nature of British cyclists...

CordTrousers

What is to stop someone from picking a load of these bikes up and then running them down to an unscrupulous scrap dealer?

Ianmetz @CordTrousers

Their moral compass?

robotdoggy @CordTrousers

By 'someone', do you mean 'me'?

eye 看

dominion 领地；领土

dockless 无桩的

market share 市场份额

dump 扔

haphazard 随意的；杂乱的

pavement 人行道（英国）

deposit 押金；订金

front 做掩护的东西

cyclist 骑自行车的人

a load of 大量的；一大堆的

unscrupulous 不讲诚信的；不讲道德的

scrap 废金属

moral compass 道德指南针

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