英語學習

看笑話學英語:時間就是金錢

As the taxi came to a screeching halt at a traffic light,I asked the driver,”Do you agree that ‘Time is money’?”

當計程車在紅綠燈前緊急煞車,我問司機:「你同意時間就是金錢嗎?」

“Well,it’s a very common saying.Who will care so much about that?”the driver answered .

司機回答:「嗯,這是非常普通的諺語,誰會這麼在乎呢?」

“Look,the digits in the meter are still running when the car has stopped,”I pointed at the meter.

「看,當車子停下時,在碼表中的數字仍然在跑。」我指著碼表說。

“Oh.yes.You’ve got a point here,In this case,time is money for both of us,”added the driver.

「喔,是的,你抓到重點了,在這個情況下,對我們兩個而言,時間都是金錢。」司機補充說。

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【David’s Notes】

1. Screech: [skritʃ] v. 發出尖銳刺耳的聲音

英解:to make an unpleasant loud high noise

例句:The bus came screeching to a stop.

駛來的公車在一陣尖銳刺耳的聲音中煞住了

2. halt: [hɔlt] n. v. 停止

3. traffic light:n. 交通號誌

4. digit: [ˋdɪdʒɪt] n.數字

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