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English No Longer Requirement for New York City Taxi Drivers(翻译)

2016-08-28来源:VOA
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taxicab – n. an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled : also called simply “taxi” or “cab”

dominate – v. to be predominant in

statistic – n. a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)

precisely – adv. exactly

to head – v. to go in a specified direction or toward a specified place

step on it – informal phrase : go faster, typically in a motor vehicle

fare – n. the money a person pays to travel on a bus, train, boat, or airplane or in

credit card – n. a small plastic card that is used to buy things that you agree to pay for later

debit card – n. a small plastic card that is used to buy things by having the money to pay for them taken directly from your bank account

tip – n. a gift or a sum of money tendered for a service performed or anticipated

GPS – n. abbreviation for global positioning satellite a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places

navigation – n. the act, activity, or process of finding the way to get to a place when you are traveling in a ship, airplane, car, etc.

app – n. computers : a computer program that performs a special function

chitchat – n. friendly conversation about things that are not very important : – v. to talk about things that are not very important

destination – n. a place to which a person is going or something is being sent

hail – v. to greet or summon by calling <hail a taxi>

flag – v. to signal to stop <flag a taxi>