Taking a Taxi 坐计程车

 　　Miss Kao : Taxi! Taxi! (A cab¹ stops and she goes in.)

　　Cab driver : Where to, miss?

　　Miss Kao : Diamond Hotel on Beach Avenue. How much do you think the fare will be?

　　Cab driver : Well, about three dollars. I can't tell exactly, but whatever it is, it will show on the meter.

　　Miss Kao : I took a taxi yesterday from the station to Diamond Hotel, and the driver charged me six dollars.

　　Cab driver : Was it rush hour?

　　Miss Kao : No, it wasn't.

　　Cab driver : Well, there is nothing I can say, miss.

　　Miss Kao : Do you think he intentionally² drove all around instead of driving directly to Diamond Hotel?

　　Cab driver : No. Why would he want to do that?

　　Miss Kao : For more money. He thought I was someone who can be taken advantage of.

　　Cab driver : I wouldn't say that, miss. Any cab driver would lose his license³ if he got caught doing a thing like that.

　　Miss Kao : I didn't know that.

　　Cab driver : Now you know. Are you new in this city?

　　Miss Kao : Yes. I'll probably stay here for two more weeks.

　　Cab driver : In that case, you can try to call a cab company to send you a cab next time when you need one. That'll certainly make you feel safer.... Here you are, Diamond Hotel.

　　Miss Kao : Thank you for the advice. How much is it?

　　Cab driver : Two dollars and ninty-eight cents.

　　Miss Kao : Here is three dollars. Keep the change.

　　Vocabulary

　　注释

　　1. cab n. 即“taxi'，计程车。

　　2. rush hour 指交通的高峰时间

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？

2 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

3 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。