芝华士英语口语第 92 课: Taking a Taxi坐计程车

Miss Kao： Taxi! Taxi! (A cab stops and she goes in.) 计程车! 计程车（一辆计程车停下来。她上车。）

Cab driver： Where to, miss? 小姐到哪里?

Miss Kao： Diamond Hotel on Beach Avenue. How much do you think the fare will be?海滩大道的钻石饭店。大概要多少钱?

Cab driver：Well, about 3 dollars . I can't tell exactly, but whatever it is ,it will show on the meter. 呃，三块钱左右。正确的车资多少我也不确定，不过不管是多少钱，都会在计程表上表示出来的。

Miss Kao： I took a taxi yesterday from the station to Diamond Hotel, and the driver charged me six dollars. 昨天我从车站坐一辆计程车到钻石饭店，结果司机跟我要了六块钱。

Cab driver： Was it rush hour? 是在交通高峰时间吗?

Miss Kao： No, it wasn't. 不是。

Cab driver： Well, there is nothing I can say, miss. 我不好说什么，小姐。

Miss Kao： Do you think he intentionally drove all around instead of driving directly to Diamond Hotel? 你想他是不是故意绕圈子而不直接到我钻石饭店?

Cab driver： No. Why would he want to do that?不会吧。他为什么要那么做?

Miss Kao： For more money！ He thought I was someone who can be taken advantage of.可以赚多一点钱哪。他认为我是那种可以被占便宜的人。

Cab driver： I wouldn't say that, miss. Any cab driver would lose his license if he got caught doing a thing like that.我不这么想，小姐。任何计程车的司机如果这么做而被抓到的话，会被吊销执照的。

Miss Kao： I didn't know that.我并不知道有这种规定。

Cab driver： Now you know. Are you new in this city?现在你知道了，你是第一次来这个城市吗?

Miss Kao： Yes. I'll probably stay here for two more weeks. 是的。我可能还要再待上两个星期。

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. 既然这样，下次你要坐计程车的时候，可以试试看打电话给计程车公司，叫他们派车给你。那样你一定会觉得比较安全的。……钻石饭店到了。

Miss Kao： Thank you for the advice. How much is it?谢谢你的忠告。多少钱?

Cab driver： Two dollars and ninety-eight cents！两块九毛八分。

Miss Kao： Here is three dollars. Keep the change.这里是三块钱不用找了