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Since it did not use petrol for fuel, it was better for the environment than a car.
由于它不使用汽油燃料，比起汽車來，它對環境要好。
However, it was very slow, small and low to the ground, making it look more like a children's toy rather than a proper vehicle for an adult.
但是，它很慢，很小而且離地面很低，使它看起來向一輛嬰兒玩具而不是一輛承認的交通工具。
Further, it was not powerful enough to go up hills, gave no protection from Britain's frequent rain, and did not look very safe.
而且，它沒有足夠的力量上山，對英國經常性的下雨沒有防護，看起來并不十分安全。
The newspapers thought his new invention was ridiculous, and he could only sell about 12,000 of these vehicles.
報紙認為他的新發明很荒誕，他僅買了12000個這種交通工具。
Sinclair's reputation suffered as a result, but he is still respected for his earlier successes.
辛科萊的名聲受挫，但是他仍然以早期的成功而受到敬重。
By the end of the 1980s, Sinclair had tired of his various businesses, and was throwing himself into British Mensa, a club for clever people.
到20世紀80年代末，辛科萊對他的各項生意已感到厭倦，而將精力投入到針對高智商人士的英國門薩俱樂部。
He was its chairman from 1980 to 1997, and Mensa's membership figures boomed under his direction.
在1980年至1997年間，他擔任主席，在他的指導下，馬薩的會員數字迅速增加。
His managing skills and strength of personality made the society a very well-known organization.
他的管理技巧和個人能力使得這一組織成為了一個很知名的機構。
Though Sinclair has slowed down a bit in recent years, he is still inventing and selling new things.
雖然辛科萊近幾年放慢了速度，但他依然發明并出售東西。
His latest product is a bicycle that can be folded up small enough to fit into a bag.
他最新的一項產品是一輛自行車，它能折疊到放進袋子的大小。
Such a bicycle helps the environment and it useful for office workers who want to cycle to and from work.
那樣的自行車有利于環境，對那些想要騎車來回的辦公室員工很有用。
Sinclair has been successful because he possesses both the intelligence and a firm will to succeed.
辛科萊之所以如此成功，是因為他擁有智慧和一間即將成功的公司
Sinclair has had a full and interesting life. I hope that you have enjoyed his story in today's programme.
辛科萊的人生豐富精彩。我希望你們在今天的節目中品味他的人生傳記。
