Open F2F Class notes 25th August (Eddie)
how come = why
ride – rode – ridden
When I was a student, I rode a bike to school every day.
to fall down from the bike = fall off the bike
wheelie =
flashy = expensive-looking, which attracts attention
target fixation =
handlebars = 车把
steering wheel = 方å‘盘
temporarily blinded = loss of a vision for a short period of time
collision = impact
Original:
Recently I find a very interting and useful app which the name is ” mobike”. The founder of the company Mr Hu used to work in Uber. He set up his new company after he resigned.
He made the bike with Internet protocols, GPS and SM card, so people can find it easily by just check the app. Once you located the bike, you can unlock it by scan the QR code on the bike, and the rantal fee is very cheap, only RMB 1 yuan for half an hour. One more advantage is that people don’t need to return the bike at a fixed place, you can leave it wherever you convenient. Thus, we still face a lot of challenges of how to maintain the condition of the bike , or what if someone damage the bike. In my point of view, Mr. Hu did a good job with a good purpose, people should respect his work and use it carefully.
Edit:
Recently I found a very interesting and useful app named “Mobike”. The founder of the company, Jimmy Hu, used to work for Uber. He set up his new company after leaving Uber.
He fitted the bikes with several extra features such as Internet connectivity, GPS and SIM card, so people can find them easily by just checking the app. Once you locate the bike, you can unlock it by scanning the QR code on the bike. A mere RMB 1 yuan will have you riding for half an hour. One more advantage is that bike doesn’t need to be returned to a fixed place, but rather can be parked more or less anywhere when no longer needed. However, Mobike still needs to figure out issues like maintenance and damage that customers can cause to the bikes. Mr. Hu’s company provides a useful service to the people of the city, who in my view should respect and use it carefully.
A few articles about Mobike:
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/tech/tested-the-mobike
https://medium.com/@galencro/i-just-returned-from-shanghai-home-to-an-exciting-new-bike-sharing-system-called-mobike-b335d1ba2bed#.wfbd0fll0
http://www.timeoutshanghai.com/features/Blog-Around_Town/35853/Mobike-launches-1RMB-bike-rental-in-Shanghai.html
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