【A】
Taxi Driver:Good afternoon! Where to?
下午好!去哪儿?
Mary:Tian’anmen Square.
天安门广场。
Taxi Driver:You are going to Tian’anmen Square. No problem.
去天安门广场,没问题。
Mary:How long will it take? We are in a great hurry.
需多长时间?我们很急。
Taxi Driver:Around 20 minutes, but it all depends on the traffc.
大约20 分钟,但得看交通状况。
Mary:Hope there is no traffic jam.
希望没有交通堵塞。
Taxi Driver:By this time, it’s better. The rush hour is over.
这个时候没事,交通高峰已经过去了。
【B】
Mary:Hey! Taxi.
嘿! 出租车。
Taxi Driver:Where are you heading, madam?
小姐,您想去哪儿?
Mary:Capital Airport.
首都机场。
Taxi Driver:What’s your flight time?
您是几点的飞机?
Mary:At 7:50.
7 点50。
Taxi Driver:I guess we should get there no later than 7:00.
我想我们到达那里不会迟于7 点。
Mary:How long is the ride from here then?
从这儿到那里开车要多少时间?
Taxi Driver:Well, since it’s rush hour, I’d say the ride would take about thirty minutes, more or less. Is that okay?
哦,由于是交通高峰期,我想至少要30 分钟,行吗?
Mary:Yes, that’ll be fine. How much is this going to cost?
好的,这需要多少钱?
Taxi Driver:Watch the meter. My guess is that it’ll cost you about ten or twelve yuan, but if we stuck in traffic jam, it would go higher.
看计价器,我估计要10 或12 元,但如果交通堵塞,还要高。