地道美語聽力播客:叫出租車

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My company sent me on my first business trip, and I was supposed to travel around the city intaxis. Having never ridden in a taxi before, I had problems from start to finish.

公司派我進(jìn)行商務(wù)旅行，我原本想乘出租車環(huán)城旅行。我從未做過出租車，從頭到尾我都有問題。

First, I had trouble hailing a cab. I didn’t realize that when the taxi’s light is off that thecabbie is off duty. No wonder they took no notice of me.

叫出租車時我碰到了麻煩，我沒有意識到，出租車的燈已經(jīng)滅了，司機已經(jīng)下班了。難怪他們沒有注意到我。

Then, a cab did pull over and I told him where I wanted to go. He said, though, that hewouldn’t take me because he wouldn’t be able to get a return fare!

然后，有輛出租車開到路邊，我告訴他我要去的地方，但是他說他不想載我，因為他賺不到來回的路費。

I was looking around for a taxi stand when another cab pulled over, but my troubles didn’tstop there.

我四處尋找計程車停車場，這時又有輛出租車開過來，我的麻煩并未就此停止。

Cabbie: Where to?

去哪兒?

Ignacio: I’d like to go the Hamilton Building downtown. There’s a flat rate, isn’t there?

我要去市中心的Hamilton Building。有統(tǒng)一的價格，對吧?

Cabbie: No, we don’t have flat rates.

沒有，我們沒有統(tǒng)一的價格。

Ignacio: But a flat rate to downtown is required by law, isn’t it?

但是去市中心的統(tǒng)一價格是受法律約束的，不是嗎?

Cabbie: Do you want to go downtown or not? I’ve already started the meter.

你到底想不想去市中心?我已經(jīng)打開計算器了。

Ignacio: Where are your posted rates?

那你們約定的費用是多少?

Cabbie: We don’t have any. The first mile is $3.50 and each quarter mile is $2.00.

我們沒有約定的，第一里是3.50美元，每0.25里2美元。

Ignacio: That doesn’t sound right to me. I think I’ll try another cab.

那聽起來不適合我。我想我得找輛別的車。

Cabbie: Suit yourself!

隨便。

I remembered what my co-worker told me. She said to steer clear of private cabs, like thisone. The cabbies don’t have licenses and some of them will really take you for a ride – andnot the kind you want!

我記得同事告訴過我。她說要避開個體的黑車，比如剛才的那輛。司機沒有營業(yè)執(zhí)照，有些人會欺騙你———那并不是你想找的司機。