2019年初，67歲的蘭州本地收藏家柴林將從日本、意大利、英國(guó)和荷蘭等國(guó)陸續(xù)收集的1300多輛古董自行車，建成一座自行車博物館，并正式免費(fèi)向公眾開放。游客通過(guò)博物館內(nèi)的VR、BIM等高科技裝備可以了解到古董自行車的結(jié)構(gòu)和歷史，還有不少去過(guò)的網(wǎng)友說(shuō)在那里找到了“童年的滋味”。

How many bicycles do you need in your life？ For Chai Lin， the answer is 1，300 and counting.

你一生中需要多少輛自行車？對(duì)于柴林來(lái)說(shuō)，答案是1 300輛，而且還在繼續(xù)增加。

Bicycles were first introduced into China in the 19th century. During the past several decades， they have evolved from a symbol of wealth to a common means of transportation.

自行車最早是在19世紀(jì)傳入中國(guó)的。在過(guò)去的幾十年中，它們已經(jīng)從財(cái)富的象征演變?yōu)橐环N普通的交通工具。

Chai's obsession with bicycles dates back to the 1960s when he saw some people riding the two-wheeled vehicle in his home city of Lanzhou， capital of Northwest China's Gansu Province.

柴林對(duì)自行車的癡迷開始于20世紀(jì)60年代，當(dāng)時(shí)他在家鄉(xiāng)蘭州（位于中國(guó)西北的甘肅省省會(huì)）看到一些人騎著兩輪自行車。

“They were like flying on the streets， and my heart went flying with them，”recalled Chai. Since then， he has dreamt of owning a bike.

柴林回憶道：“他們就像在街上飛翔，我的心也跟著他們一起飛翔?！睆哪菚r(shí)起，他就夢(mèng)想著擁有一輛自行車。

Save Money for Dreams

為夢(mèng)想存錢

However， in that era of scarcity， a bicycle was still a luxury for ordinary Chinese. Even when Chai started working in 1979， earning more than many of his peers， he had to cut back on other expenditures for at least four months before he could save up for a domestic bicycle.

然而，在那個(gè)物資匱乏的年代，對(duì)于中國(guó)老百姓來(lái)說(shuō)自行車仍是奢侈品。柴林1979年開始工作時(shí)，雖然他的收入比許多同齡人都多，但他也不得不省吃儉用4個(gè)月，才能攢夠錢買一輛家用自行車。

To get enough money sooner， Chai made use of his talent in calligraphy and painting by selling artworks on the street.

為了盡快掙到買自行車的錢，柴林憑借自己的才能在街上擺攤賣書法和繪畫作品。

Thanks to all the efforts and “crowd- funding”in his family， Chai got his first bike， a British-made Raleigh， at the price of 880 yuan in 1980.

憑借著自己的努力和家人的“眾籌”，柴林在1980年以880元的價(jià)格買下了他的第一輛自行車，一輛英國(guó)制造的蘭令牌自行車。

After becoming a businessman years later， Chai began to collect bikes of various brands and ages， especially antiques， from around the world through auctions and other means.

幾年后，柴林成為一名商人，他開始通過(guò)拍賣和其他方式從世界各地收集各種品牌和年代的自行車，尤其是古董自行車。

Hard-won items have brought Chai immense satisfaction. In his eyes， the bikes he collected are also showcasing the development of global industrial civilization.

來(lái)之不易的自行車給柴林帶來(lái)了巨大的滿足感。在他看來(lái)，他收集的自行車也展示了全球工業(yè)文明的發(fā)展。

With his collection growing， there was no space big enough to keep it. In 2009， with the support of the Gansu Provincial Government， Chai invested 200 million yuan for a museum just for his bikes.

隨著他的藏品不斷增加，已經(jīng)沒(méi)有足夠大的空間來(lái)存放它們了。2009年，在甘肅省政府的支持下，柴林投資2億元修建了一座自行車博物館。

Passions

熱愛

After 10 years' efforts， the Gansu Sanmu Bicycle Museum， located in Chengguan District of Lanzhou， finally opened to the public in January 2019 free of charge.

經(jīng)過(guò)10年的努力，位于蘭州市城關(guān)區(qū)的甘肅三木自行車博物館終于于2019年1月免費(fèi)向公眾開放。

With an area of 18，659 square meters， the museum stores not only bikes， some 200 years old， but also some 13，500 bike-related accessories， manuscripts， books and photos.

博物館占地18659平方米，不僅收藏了自行車（有的自行車有200多年歷史），還收藏了13 500件與自行車相關(guān)的配件、手稿、書籍和照片。

The museum has been designated as an off-campus research center for local primary and middle school students and is also popular with tourists. In the first half of 2021 alone， it received more than 900，000 tourists.

這座博物館被指定為當(dāng)?shù)刂行W(xué)生校外研學(xué)基地，也深受游客歡迎。僅在2021年上半年，就接待90多萬(wàn)游客。

Chai has constantly upgraded the facilities inside the museum， equipping it with state-of-the-art technology. For example， a VR installation is available for visitors to experience the feeling of riding on different types of bikes.

柴林不斷更新博物館內(nèi)的設(shè)施，為博物館配備最先進(jìn)的技術(shù)。例如，虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)裝置可供游客體驗(yàn)騎不同類型自行車的感覺(jué)。

Word Study

scarcity/'ske?s?ti/n.缺乏;不足;稀少

expenditure/?k'spend???（r）/n.花費(fèi);開支

antique/?n'ti：k/n.文物;古董;古玩

showcase/'??oke?s/v.展示（優(yōu)點(diǎn)）

Restored films are being showcased this month at a festival in Paris.

constantly/'k?nst?ntli/adv.始終;重復(fù)不斷地

Fashion is constantly changing.