听一分钟英文：Taxis-出租车

I wonder what life would be like without taxis. No one ever really stops to think how important taxis are. They are everywhere. Just think how convenient they are. All you do is walk out onto the street, raise your hand, and a cab¹ stops. It then takes you anywhere you want to go. Hailing² a cab in large cities is as easy as anything. I think everyone has a favourite taxi story. My best experience was with a Cairo taxi driver. I was late for a train. I told him I’d pay double if he could get me to the station in fifteen minutes. It was like a formula³ one race. We got there early and I gave him a big tip. I’m always amazed⁴ by London taxi drivers. They are called cabbies and know every street in London and the quickest way from A to B.

1 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

2 hailing   

下雹子( hail的现在分词 )； 如冰雹般地降下； 致敬； 打招呼

参考例句：

• Many are hailing Rendell's ideas as visionary. 许多人都称赞伦德尔的想法很有远见。
• 'Somebody hailing us,'said Hunter, who was on guard. “有人在叫我们。”站岗的亨特说。

3 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。

4 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。