(tony makes a phone call to the front desk of the hotel.)
tony: please get me a taxi.
clerk: yes, sir. what's your room number, please? and where do you want to go?
tony: my room number is 3028. i will go to the sam's club.
clerk: yes, sir. the number of your taxi is ny0668
tony: thanks. how long will i have to wait?
clerk: i'm afraid they are very busy. it may be about ten minutes.
(the taxi arrives 9 minutes later .)
tony: is your taxi number ny0668?
driver: yes, sir. get in, please.
tony: thank you. please hurry, i'm late. can i get to the sam's club before four?
driver: all right, sir. i think we'll get there if there are no delays on the way.
tony: how exactly do you figure out the car fare?
driver: according to the kilometer rage, the first five kilometer are us$ 4 and every kilometer extra costs you 50 cents.
tony: oh, i see.
driver: here we are, sir.
tony: thank you. how much do i owe you?
driver: you owe us$ 19.
tony: that's 20 dollars. keep the change.
driver: thank you.
东尼:我要一辆出租车。
职员:好的,先生。请问房号?您要到哪儿去?
东尼:我住3028房。要到山坶会员店。
职员:是,先生。您要的出租车车号是ny0668。
东尼:谢谢。我要等多久?
职员:恐怕他们现在很忙,要等十分钟左右。
(9分钟后,出租车来了。)
东尼:这辆出租车的牌号是ny0668吗?
司机:是的,先生。请上车吧。
东尼:谢谢,请快点。我要迟到了。我能在4点之前赶到山坶会员店吗?
司机:可以的先生。我想如果路上不耽搁,我们可以到达那里。
东尼:你们的车费怎么计算?
司机:我们按公里计算里程,前五公里起价4美元,每超过一公里加收5角。
东尼:我知道了。
司机:到了,先生。
东尼:谢谢,车费是多少?
司机:19美元。
东尼:这是20元钱,剩下的做小费。
司机:谢谢!




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