ESL Podcast 454 – Hailing and Taking a Taxi
时间：2019-02-18 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
My company sent me on my first business trip, and I was supposed to travel around the city in taxis. Having never ridden in a taxi before, I had problems from start to finish.
First, I had trouble hailing 1 a cab. I didn’t realize that when the taxi’s light is off that the cabbie is off duty. No wonder they took no notice of me.
Then, a cab did pull over and I told him where I wanted to go. He said, though, that he wouldn’t take me because he wouldn’t be able to get a return fare!
I was looking around for a taxi stand when another cab pulled over, but my troubles didn’t stop there.
Cabbie: Where to?
Ignacio: I’d like to go the Hamilton Building downtown. There’s a flat rate, isn’t there?
Cabbie: No, we don’t have flat rates.
Ignacio: But a flat rate to downtown is required by law, isn’t it?
Cabbie: Do you want to go downtown or not? I’ve already started the meter.
Ignacio: Where are your posted rates?
Cabbie: We don’t have any. The first mile is $3.50 and each quarter mile is $2.00.
Ignacio: That doesn’t sound right to me. I think I’ll try another cab.
Cabbie: Suit yourself!
I remembered what my co-worker told me. She said to steer 2 clear of private cabs, like this one. The cabbies don’t have licenses 3 and some of them will really take you for a ride – and not the kind you want!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- Many are hailing Rendell's ideas as visionary. 许多人都称赞伦德尔的想法很有远见。
- 'Somebody hailing us,'said Hunter, who was on guard. “有人在叫我们。”站岗的亨特说。
- If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
- It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。