中級美語對話 (第62講)

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62. Keep the Change p. 430
     Jimmy is at the Boston Airport. He hails a taxi.
     T: Where to, buddy?
     J: The Sheraton Hotel, please.
     T: Ok. Is this your first time in Boston?
     J: Yes. What's a good place for sightseeing?
     T: If you have a lot of time on your hands, you can walk the Freedom Trail.
     J: I'm kind of strapped for time.
     T: In that case, whatever else you do, you must check out the observatory on the 63rd floor of the John Hancock Building.
     J: Isn't the building all glass?
     T: That's right. You can't miss it. Here's your hotel. That'll be $17.50, please.
     J: Here's $20.00. Keep the change.
     miser n.stingy adj. or cheap
     There is a striking change in his personality. 明顯的 change 可數(shù)
     How much do you have in change? = How much change do you have? change 不可數(shù)
     barber shop beauty shop(or beauty parlor, beauty salon)美容院
     hail a taxi 攔一部taxi
     what's a good place for sightseeing/eating/movie?
     Thailand is a great place to go sightseeing.
     strap means tie or bind
     be strapped/hard/pressured for time
     check out (the observatory) = take a look at
     look out over the city