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

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