As the taxi came to a screeching halt at a traffic light，I asked the driver，”Do you agree that ‘Time is money’?”
当计程车在红绿灯前紧急刹车，我问司机：“你同意时间就是金钱吗？”

“Well，it’s a very common saying.Who will care so much about that?”the driver answered .
司机回答：“嗯，这是非常普通的谚语，谁会这么在乎呢？”

“Look，the digits in the meter are still running when the car has stopped，”I pointed at the meter.
“看，当车子停下时，在码表中的数字仍然在跑。”我指着码表说。

“Oh.yes.You’ve got a point here,In this case,time is money for both of us,”added the driver.
“喔，是的，你抓到重点了，在这个情况下，对我们两个而言，时间都是金钱。”司机补充说。

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【David’s Notes】

1. Screech： [skritʃ] v. 发出尖锐刺耳的声音
英解：to make an unpleasant loud high noise
例句：The bus came screeching to a stop.
驶来的公车在一阵尖锐刺耳的声音中煞住了

2. halt： [hɔlt] n. v. 停止

3. traffic light：n. 交通号志

4. digit： [ˋdɪdʒɪt] n.数字
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