A Day in My Life 21: Taking a Taxi

It's Friday evening, and it's raining hard.

星期五晚上，雨下得很大。

I'm going to Sam's birthday dinner tonight.

今晚我要去參加Sam的生日晚餐。

The restaurant is far, and the buses are slow.

餐廳很遠，公車又慢。

So I'm going to take a taxi.

所以我打算搭計程車去。

I open the taxi app on my phone.

我打開手機上的叫車App。

I type the name of the restaurant.

我輸入餐廳的名字。

A car is coming in five minutes. Great!

車五分鐘後就到。太好了！

I wait outside with my big black umbrella.

我撐著我的大黑傘在外面等。

Then my phone rings. It's the driver.

這時我的手機響了。是司機。

Oh no, he's waiting at the back door!

糟了，他在後門等我！

I run around the building in the rain.

我冒著雨繞著大樓跑過去。

The driver smiles and says hello.

司機笑著跟我打招呼。

I tell him the name of the restaurant.

我告訴他餐廳的名字。

I put on my seat belt, and we go.

我繫好安全帶，我們出發了。

But the traffic is terrible tonight!

可是今晚塞車塞得好嚴重！

The cars aren't moving at all.

車子完全不動。

I'm going to be late for dinner.

我晚餐要遲到了。

Then the driver takes a small, quiet street.

這時司機轉進一條安靜的小巷。

It's faster! He knows this city very well.

這樣更快！他對這座城市很熟。

We arrive at the restaurant at seven.

七點我們到了餐廳。

The fare is eighteen dollars.

車資是十八美元。

I pay by card and say thank you.

我刷卡付錢，跟他說謝謝。

I'm walking to the door when I hear a shout.

我正往門口走，突然聽到有人叫我。

It's the driver! He has my umbrella!

是司機！他拿著我的傘！

Oops, I left it in the taxi.

哎呀，我把它忘在計程車上了。

What a kind driver! Now I'm not wet.

好貼心的司機！現在我不會淋濕了。