中級(jí)美語lesson62. Keep the Change

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62. Keep the Change
    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