2分鐘英語(yǔ)課堂： 乘出租take a taxi

Telephoning for a taxi

打電話給出租

(Hold a phone)

Jacob: Hello, I would like a taxi to come to 511 Broadway, please

雅克布：哈嘍，我想乘坐出租車(chē)到511線路.

Lucy : Where are you going?

露西：您要去哪?

Jacob: I am going to 1435 Park Avenue. It is in the city.

雅克布：我想去1435公園大街，是在市區(qū)里

Lucy : What is your telephone number?

露西：您的電話是多少

Jacob: My number is (215) 333-6879.

雅克布：215-333-6879

Lucy : Your taxi will arrive in 20-30 minutes. He will call you when he gets downstairs.

露西：您的出租車(chē)在20分鐘或30分鐘后到達(dá)，司機(jī)到樓下的時(shí)候會(huì)給您打電話。

Going to a hotel

去賓館

Jacob : Taxi!

雅克布：出租車(chē)!

Driver: Hey pal, where are you heading to?

司機(jī)：嗨，您好，去哪?

Jacob : I am going uptown to 135th street at the Grand Plaza Hotel.

雅克布：我想去135號(hào)大街住宅區(qū)的Grand Plaza HoteL

Driver: Get in! There is a lot of traffic. Do you want to take the highway? It has a toll but is faster.

司機(jī)：上車(chē)!這里交通有點(diǎn)堵。您要走高速嗎，那有收費(fèi)站但是會(huì)很快

Jacob : How much is the toll?

雅克布：收費(fèi)站收多少錢(qián)

Driver: $6.50.

司機(jī)：6.5美元

Jacob : Okay, that’s fine. Please, hurry. I am in a rush.

雅克布：好的，可以。開(kāi)快點(diǎn)吧，我著急

Catching a taxi to the airport

攔出租車(chē)去機(jī)場(chǎng)

Lucy : I would like to go to the airport. How much?

露西：我要去機(jī)場(chǎng)，多少錢(qián)

Driver: There is a flat rate fee to the airport of $35.

司機(jī)：公開(kāi)價(jià)格，35

Lucy : Yes, I do. We have to make one stop before going. Please pick up my friend at 14 Court Street.

露西：好的，我們?cè)诘秸镜臅r(shí)候得停一下車(chē)，看看我的朋友有沒(méi)有在14號(hào)法院大街

Driver: The extra stop will be an automatic $10 fee.

司機(jī)：額外停車(chē)將自動(dòng)加10塊錢(qián)

Lucy : That is too expensive. Never mind, they will take their own taxi. Just take me straight to the airport, please.

露西：那樣太貴了。好吧，他們自己會(huì)叫出租車(chē)的，直接把我拉到機(jī)場(chǎng)吧

Directions to the taxi

出租車(chē)方向

Driver: Hello, are you Mr. Smith who called for a taxi?

司機(jī)：你好，請(qǐng)問(wèn)您是叫出租車(chē)的史密斯先生嗎

Jacob : Yes, I am. I am heading to the Trump Plaza Hotel. Do you know how to get there?

雅克布：是的，我要去Trump Plaza Hotel。你知道怎么走嗎

Driver: Yes sir, I do. I am going to take the FDR Drive then exit 3 to Front Street.

司機(jī)：知道。我從羅斯福快速道路上出發(fā)然后通過(guò)3號(hào)出口到前大街。

Jacob : I would like to avoid the highways. Please take major streets instead.

雅克布：我不想走高速。走主要干線吧

Driver: Sure thing. We will be there in a few minutes.

司機(jī)：好的，我們幾分鐘就到了

Scheduling a pickup

計(jì)劃接車(chē)

(Hold a phone)

Jacob : Hello, I want a taxi to pick me up outside of Wal-Mart.

雅克布：哈嘍，我想叫輛出租車(chē)在沃爾瑪外面接我

Lucy : What time?

露西：什么時(shí)候

Jacob : I will be ready in 15 minutes.

雅克布：15分鐘以后

Lucy : Will you have a lot of bags?

露西：你的袋子多嗎

Jacob : Yes I will.

雅克布：是的

Lucy : We will send a SUV taxi so you can fit everything.

露西：我們將派一輛SUV，那樣你就可以放下您的東西了