• Twelve Minute Cab Ride

    14-07-21 Penn Station, I told the cab driver. The young, heavy-set man peered at me through his sunglasses and motioned me to get in. I've got to get to JFK airport by 2:30PM. You think I'll be able to get there via LIRR (Long Island Rail Road ) or should I...

  • 第一次开出租车

    14-05-07 A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimetres from a shop window. The driver said, Look mate, don't ever do...

  • Back up Two Miles 退后两英里

    14-04-25 A farmer and his son, traveling by horse and buggy up a narrow lane, met a motorist going the other way. There was no room to pass for two miles in either direction. The motorist, in hurry, honked his horn. If you don't back up, said the farmer, rol...

  • 美国的哥拾金不昧 归还乘客30万巨款

    13-12-27 据美国媒体12月25日报道,美国拉斯维加斯出租车司机甘博亚拾金不昧,主动归还了乘客遗落在车后座的30万美元。他也因此获得公司嘉奖。 Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle, but the stash...

  • 美国新婚男子路边助人被撞身亡

    13-12-20 An Indiana groom was fatally struck by a car Saturday after he pulled over to help a stranded motorist hours after his wedding. 12月15日,美国印第安纳州一名男子在婚礼结束后的返程中停车帮助被一位困在雪地里的司机,却不幸被三辆车撞上,当场遇难。 The Ch...

  • The Last Stop

    13-11-25 Afternoon was Mrs. Conroy's favorite time of day. After a hard day at work, her eyes were tired and her feet hurt. She enjoyed the nice long nap she took on the bus. Mrs. Conroy had made friends with the bus driver, Mr. Angstrom. He always woke her...

  • The Dog and the Sparrow

    13-11-21 A sheep-dog had not a good master, but, on the contrary, one who let him suffer hunger. As he could stay no longer with him, he went quite sadly away. On the road he met a sparrow who said, Brother dog, why art thou so sad? The dog replied, I am hun...

  • My servant will clean it

    13-09-11 Two rich ladies were sharing a taxi and talking about the high cost of going anywhere by taxi. One of the ladies said, 'Taxis are terribly expensive these days. The owners get a lot of money for nothing.' 'Yes,' said the other lady, 'and the drivers...

  • 印度特快列车撞死37人

    13-08-19 At least 37 people have died after being hit by an express train while crossing the tracks at a remote train station in the Indian state of Bihar, local officials say. 印度比哈尔邦一座偏远的火车站,至少37人在穿越铁路的时候被一列特快列车撞死。 The pa...

  • 挪威首相乔装出租车司机考察民意

    13-08-16 为了了解真实的民意,挪威首相斯托尔滕贝格在6月的一个下午戴上墨镜,穿上出租车司机制服,在首都奥斯陆开了半天出租车。斯托尔滕贝格表示,了解选民的真实想法很重要,在出租车里人们最容易坦言自己对大部分事情的看法。 Mr Stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear f...