王室婚禮？真令人頭痛
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????童話的代價(jià) ????4月29日，威廉王子和凱特?米德爾頓將舉行結(jié)婚盛典。這一盛事預(yù)計(jì)將給英格蘭帶來4,800萬至8,000萬美元的進(jìn)項(xiàng)。但是，童話背后也有不利的一面：清潔工作；整個(gè)倫敦停業(yè)一天；為確保大量圍觀群眾的安全，要調(diào)動(dòng)5個(gè)政府部門[包括軍事情報(bào)部第五處，亦稱國(guó)家安全局（MI5）在內(nèi)]的力量。下面，我們來計(jì)算一下在現(xiàn)實(shí)世界上演童話故事的成本。 ????96億美元 ????這個(gè)數(shù)字是英國(guó)在一天正常法定假日內(nèi)損失的生產(chǎn)力的預(yù)估成本。按照英國(guó)首相大衛(wèi)?卡梅倫的命令，婚禮當(dāng)天為英國(guó)法定假日。 ????800萬美元 ????這是婚禮的那個(gè)周末期間，倫敦警察局（London's Metropolitan Police）提供安全保障服務(wù)的預(yù)估成本。這還不包括軍情五處、秘密情報(bào)局（Intelligence）和國(guó)防部（Defense）等單位的開支。 ????28天 ????這是預(yù)計(jì)清掃倫敦大街小巷總共所需的時(shí)間。清掃工作在婚禮前四周即開始，預(yù)計(jì)延續(xù)至婚禮后兩天結(jié)束。除了倫敦原有清潔工外，還需額外增加140多名清掃人員。 ????60多萬觀眾 ????這是預(yù)計(jì)專門為觀看王室婚禮而光臨倫敦的觀眾的數(shù)量，不含平時(shí)平均每天50萬名游客在內(nèi)。 ????譯者：大海 |
????The price of a fairy tale ????The April 29 nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton are approaching, and with them the expected $48 million to $80 million economic boost to England. But there is a downside to this fairy tale: the cleanup, virtual shutdown of the city, and security from five government agencies (including MI5) for the throngs of gawkers. Here, the costs of bringing a fantasy to life. ????$9.6 billion ????The estimated cost of lost productivity on a normal bank holiday in Britain, which, under the orders of Prime Minister David Cameron, the wedding day has become. ????$8 million ????The estimated cost for the security provided by London's Metropolitan Police over the course of the wedding weekend. Not included: the costs of units like MI5, Intelligence, and Defense. ????28 days ????Estimated amount of time to clean the streets of London, beginning four weeks before the wedding and potentially continuing up to two days after, using some 140 extra cleaning staff. ????600,000+ ????The number of additional spectators predicted to be in London specifically for the wedding. That's on top of the average 500,000 visitors to the city on any given day. |
