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In fact, big surprises were rare.
實際上，大驚喜不是天天都有。
For a project this complex, a lot of preparation ( "de-risking" in the jargon) is needed before private contractors can be confident they won't encounter big obstacles, and can price a bid sensibly.
對于一個錯綜復(fù)雜的項目，在私人承包商確信他們不會遭遇大麻煩之前，并且可以合理定價，需要大量的準備工作（行話即“消除風(fēng)險”）。
Once contracts were awarded, it was up to project managers to keep to the timetable.
一旦簽署了合同，就由項目經(jīng)理來確保工程與時間安排保持一致。
Unexpected delays, such as slow delivery of fittings, are managed in three ways, says Mujahid Khalid, who is in charge at Farringdon.
穆賈希德·哈里德是費靈頓片區(qū)的主管，他說諸如裝置運送不及時等的意外延期有三種處理方式。
A “float” of unallocated time can be drawn upon; other tasks can be brought forward; and, as a last resort, the number of shifts can be increased.
可以對未分配的時間進行浮動；其他任務(wù)可以提前進行；再者，作為最終手段的是，加班加點地趕工。
The ground has to be prepared for the six floors of offices and shops to be built over the new station.
地面必須為新車站上方的六層樓辦公室與商鋪做準備。
Such “over-site” developments are part of the project's financing.
像這樣“站點上方”的發(fā)展也是項目融資的一部分。
Indeed London's businesses are stumping up ￡4.1bn in a variety of ways for Crossrail.
確實，倫敦各家企業(yè)正在通過不同方式為穿城鐵路掏腰包共計四十一億英鎊。
With hindsight, the sponsors might have considered charging for tours of the Farringdon site by visitors from cities seeking lessons for their own metro systems.
事后來看，贊助人也許已經(jīng)考慮為來費靈頓游玩的訪客收取費用，這些來自各個城市的訪客們?yōu)樗麄冏约旱牡罔F系統(tǒng)發(fā)展取取經(jīng)。
It would not be the only unorthodox initiative.
這個項目將不會是唯一一個非傳統(tǒng)的倡導(dǎo)。
The tunnels needed eight bespoke boring machines.
隧道需要八臺定制的掘進機。
Four dug their way back to surface and were sold back to Herrenknecht, the German manufacturer.
四臺挖向地面，并且被賣回給了德國制造商Herrenknecht。
Four (two running eastward and two westward) reached the ends of their lines beneath Farringdon.
另外四臺(兩臺向西，兩臺向東)，在費靈頓下方到達了他們各自線路的終點。
Stripped of valuable kit for recycling, the remains were left there: strange skeletons for 28th-century archaeologists to pore over.
這些機器在被剝?nèi)タ捎袃r值的用于回收的裝置后，剩下的部分被留在原地：這些奇特的殘骸等待著28世紀的考古學(xué)家來挖掘。
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