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In Tokyo, 14% of commuting traffic is on bike, according to the Japanese Transport Ministry. 根據日本交通部指出，在東京，有百分之 14 的人是以腳踏車作為通勤的工具。 But you'd never guess it. That's because the Japanese capital is burying thousands of bikes in underground parking vaults, in a bid to keep its sidewalks tidy. 但你永遠不會知道有這麼多人在使用腳踏車，為了讓人行道看起來乾淨整齊，東京將數千輛腳踏車藏在地下的車庫裡。 From street level, an Eco Cycle looks like a small kiosk --a 560-square-foot hub with a door that seemingly leads to nowhere. 從地面上看， Eco Cycle 像是一個小小的亭子， 560 平方英尺的停車中心，有一扇像是同往無底洞的門。 In reality, these stations are gateways to futuristic subterranean parking lots, which each plummet nearly 40 feet into the ground and are home to hundreds of tightly stacked bikes. 在現實生活中，這些車站是通往未來地下停車場的通道，直直往地下將近 40 英尺處，那裡同時是數百個緊緊相疊的腳踏車的家。 Storage solution 儲存方法 In Japan, 78% of households own a bike, compared with 50% of those in Britain, according to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center. 根據 2014 年皮尤研究中心的一項研究指出，比起英國人的百分之 50

You might call Finland the land of introverts. The Finns themselves would be the first to joke about this. The illustrations of Finnish artist Karoliina Korhonen show vividly how seemingly ordinary situations can become a social nightmare for many introverts. 你可能會稱芬蘭為內向的國度，芬蘭人自己可能是最先開這個玩笑的人，芬蘭的插畫家 Karoliina Korhonen 生動地描繪出看起來平常不過的狀況如何成為許多內向者的社交惡夢。 We at Bright Side are sur e that every introvert out there will sigh in recognition...then smile when they see this! Bright Side 相信每位內向的人看到這個都會心有戚戚焉，且會心一笑。 #1 When you want to leave your apartment, but your neighbor is in the hallway. 當你想要出家門但你的鄰居卻在走廊上。 #2 Getting praised. 被稱讚的時候 對話： I’d like to thank Matti here! 我想要在這謝謝 Matti! He’s done awesome job. 他真的做得很棒。 Good job, Matti! Matti 做得好！ It’s nothing…Seriously… 這沒什麼 … 真的 … #3 You want to take a free sample, but you don’t want to chat with the salesperson. Free samples! 你想要拿免費試吃，但不想跟銷售員聊天。 #4 Someone next to you moves to a vacant seat. A