王强口语 第一册 long conversation 10.1

　　Long Conversations
A:
Dad: No! You are not going on a vacation by yourself! I forbid it!
Claire: Dad! I'm a big girl now! Besides, it's only for four days!
Mom: I need a vacation! You two have been at this all week!
Dad: No more of this...I'm finished!
Claire: And I'm packed! My plane leaves in two hours for Port of Palms.
Dad: (Sighing) All right, you win! You're off on your own. Let me call you a cab¹.
Mom: And you can call me astonished!
Claire: That's my dad!

1 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？