伦敦桥又卡住了？

London’s Tower Bridge was stuck with its roadway arms raised Monday afternoon, snarling traffic on both sides of the River Thames.

周一下午，伦敦塔桥的公路桥臂卡住了，使得泰晤士河两岸的交通陷入了混乱。

Images of the 127-year-old drawbridge, one of several spans that connect the northern and southern parts of the British capital, show the two halves of the roadway pointing skyward with vehicles backed up on either side.

这座有着127年历史的吊桥是连接英国首都北部和南部的几座桥梁之一，从照片上可以看到，公路桥的左右两部分都指向了天空，导致两边都有车流拥堵。

The bridge remained stuck at 6 p.m., (1700 GMT/1300 EDT) more than three hours after the problems began.

到下午六点（格林尼治时间下午五点，美国东部时间下午一点）时，该桥仍处于卡顿中，离事故开始已经过去了三个小时。

“Due to a technical issue, Tower Bridge is currently stuck in a raised position,’’ the City of London Corp., which owns the bridge, said in a statement.

“由于技术问题，塔桥目前卡在一个升高的位置，”伦敦金融城公司在一份声明中说。

“We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”

“我们正努力尽快解决问题。”

The bridge opens about 800 times a year to allow large ships to pass, with the times arranged at least 24 hours in advance.

这座桥每年大约会升起八百次，来让桥下的大型船只通过，升桥需要提前至少24小时进行预约安排。

Tower Bridge was repaired in 2006 after the mechanism became stuck four times the previous year.

塔桥在2006年进行了修复，此前一年塔桥的机械装置卡过四次。

Malfunctions have been less frequent since then, with the last incident reported on Aug. 22, 2020, when it was stuck for more than an hour.

自那以后，故障发生的频率有所下降，上一次事故发生在2020年8月22日，当时它被卡住了一个多小时。

In May of 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton was separated from Prime Minister Tony Blair when the bridge opened before his motorcade could cross.

1997年5月，美国总统克林顿的车队还没来得及通过大桥，大桥就升起了，使得当时他和英国首相布莱尔就分开了。

In that case there was no technical fault.

那一次事故并不是因为机械故障。

Just bad timing.

其实就是升桥时机没有把握好。

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