課題11. Taxi Conversation
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| Passenger: | Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for pulling over. |
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| Driver: | Where to? |
| Passenger: | Well, I’m going to the National Museum of Art, and… |
| Driver: | Sure. Hop in. No problem. Hang on! |
| Passenger: | Uh. Excuse me. How long does it take to get there? |
| Driver: | Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver. [Oh]. And I’m not average. I have driving down to an art, so we should be able to cruise through traffic and get there in less than twelve minutes. |
| Passenger: | Okay. Uh, sorry for asking [Yeah?], but do you have any idea how much the fare will be? |
| Driver: | Oh, it shouldn’t be more than 18 dollars… not including a… uh-hum… a tip of course. |
| Passenger: | Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes? |
| Driver: | Well, I would guess around 6:00 O’clock. |
| Passenger: | Uh, do you have the time? |
| Driver: | Yeah. It’s half-past four. Uh, this is your first time to the city, right? |
| Passenger: | Yeah. How did you know? |
| Driver: | Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the skyscrapers. |
| Passenger: | Was it that obvious? |
| Driver: | Well… |
| Passenger: | Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a reasonable price? |
| Driver: | Umm… Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic. It’s not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the decor is very authentic, and the portions are larger than most places I’ve been to. |
| Passenger: | Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum? |
| Driver: | Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum. There are buses that run that way, but you would have to transfer a couple of times. And there are taxis too, but they don’t run by the museum that often. |
| Passenger: | Okay. Thanks. |