Dialogue

A: Taxi!

B: Get on, please. Where do you want to go?

A: Please, hurry,I'm late. I need to be at the railway station in 20 minutes.

B: Alright, Miss. Take it easy.

A: How exactly do you figure out the fare?

B: According to the kilometer rate, the first 3 kilometers are 10 dollars and every kilometer extra cost you 2 dollars.

A: Oh, I see.

(After a while)

B: Here we are, Miss.

A: Thanks you. How much do I owe you?

B: You owe me 28 dollars.

A: That's

30 dollars. Keep the change.

B: Thank you.

Key words

1. get on: (固定搭配)上车；有时候也可以用get in,特别是乘坐Taxi时；
2. Take it easy : 别紧张；放松；可以用relax 或 calm down 替换；
3. figure out: 算出；也可以表示"解决，处理"；例如: Can you figure out this problem?
4. according to: 根据；依据；这个词组使用也很广泛；
5. here we are: 我们到了；这是一种比较口语的表达；对应的还有here you are: 给你。
6. owe: 欠； 我们也可以用: How much do need to pay you?
7. keep the change: 不用找了。这个句子在现实中经常会用到。

切忌：听力从自己能听懂70%以上的内容来练习，这样才能有效提高，并且越听越自信；口语从模仿这些简单的句子开始。在听懂的基础上也可适当用倍速播放来磨炼耳

朵。

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