Talking to a taxi driver

词汇语法及实用表达

downtown市中心
head v.前往
intersection交叉口
flyover立交桥
rush hour高峰时段
backed up adj.堵塞
shortcut 捷径
expressway/freeway/highway高速公路
across对面
U-turn n.掉头
one-way street 单行道
go around绕过去
pull over v.靠边停车
meter里程表

对话场景

文化拓展

Tipping the driver

给司机小费

In North America, whenever you receive any kind of service, including when you take a taxi or Uber, you are normally expected to give a tip. How good, fast or polite the service was determines how much you should tip. For average service - nothing special - tipping 10% of the total (before taxes) is fair. If you thought the service was wonderful, you can tip 15-20%.

在北美，接受任何服务包括打车或者叫Uber，基本上都要给小费。服务越好，越快，越礼貌，小费就会给多一点。如果是平均水平的服务，给税前总价10%的小费就可以。如果你觉得服务很好，那可以给15%到20%的小费。

On the other hand, if you were really unhappy with how you were treated or the driver got lost or was rude, you can send them a message by leaving no tips at all.

但是，如果你对你服务不满意或者司机绕路、迷路或者态度不好，那当然不用给小费，这样他们就会知道你不满意。

In the lesson, the passenger let the taxi driver keep the change, which is a common way of tipping.

今天的课程里，乘客让司机不用找零。这是很常见的给司机小费的方法。

But what if the cost is $15, you give $20 and the driver doesn’t give you any change back. $5 is more than what you want to tip. In this kind of situations, you can simply say to the driver, “please give me $3 dollars back. You can keep $2.”

但是如果车费是$15, 你给司机$20，他不找你钱。但你又不想给$5这么多的小费。这种情况下，你可以跟司机说“找我$3, $2给你当小费"。

思维发散

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