Taking a Taxi 坐计程车_情景口语

miss kao : taxi! taxi! (a cab 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 intentionally 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 license 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