看笑話學英語：時間就是金錢

作者﹕David Lee

As the taxi came to a screeching halt at a traffic light，I asked the driver，"Do you agree that 'Time is money’?" 當計程車在紅綠燈前緊急煞車，我問司機：「你同意時間就是金錢嗎？」

"Well，it's a very common saying. Who will care so much about that? "the driver answered .
司機回答：「嗯，這是非常普通的諺語，誰會這麼在乎呢？」


"Look，the digits in the meter are still running when the car has stopped，"I pointed at the meter.
「看，當車子停下時，在碼表中的數字仍然在跑。」我指著碼表說。



"Oh.yes. You've got a point here,In this case,time is money for both of us,"added the driver.
「喔，是的，你抓到重點了，在這個情況下，對我們兩個而言，時間都是金錢。」司機補充說。



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【David’s Notes】

1.Screech： [skritʃ] v. 發出尖銳刺耳的聲音
英解：to make an unpleasant loud high noise
例句：The bus came screeching to a stop.
駛來的公車在一陣尖銳刺耳的聲音中煞住了



2. halt： [hɔlt] n. v. 停止
3. traffic light：n. 交通號誌
4. digit： [ˋdɪdʒɪt] n.數字

出處：大紀元教育園地