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@ 40514 When the Taxi Takes the Long Way
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A 師傅，你怎麼走這裡啊？
shīfu, nǐ zěnme zǒu zhèlǐ ā?
Driver, how come you're going this way?
B 那條路在修，只好走這條了。
nà tiáo lù zài xiū, zhǐhǎo zǒu zhè tiáo le.
That road is under construction, so we have to go this way.
A 我前天才走過，明明可以走的嘛。
wǒ qiántiān cái zǒu guo, míngmíng kěyǐ zǒu de ma.
The day before yesterday I just went that way. It was clearly fine.
B 就是昨天才開始修的。我天天在路上跑，不會胡說的。
jiùshì zuótiān cái kāishǐ xiū de. wǒ tiāntiān zài lùshang pǎo, bùhuì húshuō de.
Yeah, they just started yesterday. I'm on these roads every day. I know what I'm talking about.
A 那你應該先問我一聲呀。怎麼自作主張呢？現在走了一條最堵的路，我肯定要遲到了。
nà nǐ yīnggāi xiān wèn wǒ yī shēng yā. zěnme zìzuòzhǔzhāng ne? xiànzài zǒu le yī tiáo zuì dǔ de lù, wǒ kěndìng yào chídào le.
Then you should first ask if it's OK. How can you just act on your own? Now you're taking the most congested street. I'm definitely going to be late.
B 不走這條走哪條？現在只有這條路可以走了。而且現在是高峰，哪裡都堵。
bù zǒu zhè tiáo zǒu nǎ tiáo? xiànzài zhǐyǒu zhè tiáo lù kěyǐ zǒu le. érqiě xiànzài shì gāofēng, nǎli dōu dǔ.
What street can I take if I don't take this one? Right now this is the only route I can take. Besides, it's rush hour. Everywhere is backed up.
A 你明明可以不走這條的。現在好了，既耽誤時間，又浪費我的錢。你不是故意繞路吧？
nǐ míngmíng kěyǐ bù zǒu zhè tiáo de. xiànzài hǎo le, jì dānwu shíjiān, yòu làngfèi wǒ de qián. nǐ bùshì gùyì ràolù ba?
You clearly could have chosen another route. Now look what you've gotten me into. You've both held up my time and wasted my money. You're not purposely taking the long way, are you?
B 繞路？我有這個時間，不會去多做點生意？而且我們是大公司，管理很嚴的。顧客投訴一次，就要罰款、搞不好還要處分。你說，為了幾塊錢，值得嗎？
ràolù? wǒ yǒu zhège shíjiān, bùhuì qù duō zuò diǎn shēngyi? érqiě wǒmen shì dà gōngsī, guǎnlǐ hěn yán de. gùkè tóusù yīcì, jiù yào fákuǎn, gǎobuhǎo háiyào chǔfèn. nǐ shuō, wèile jǐ kuài qián, zhíde ma?
The long way? If I had time for that, why wouldn't I be looking for more business? Besides, we're a big taxi company. Our management is really strict. If we get even one complaint, the company fines us and maybe even punishes us. Now tell me, would that be worth it for a little extra change?
A 這可不是幾塊錢的事。你這樣開，起碼多十幾塊。
zhè kě bù shì jǐ kuài qián de shì. nǐ zhèyàng kāi, qǐmǎ duō shíjǐ kuài.
This isn't just some change. Since you went this way, it's going to be at least 10 RMB more.
B 你說話要有根據，不要亂說。我現在就開過去，你自己看看是不是在修路。
nǐ shuōhuà yào yǒu gēnjù, bùyào luànshuō. wǒ xiànzài jiù kāi guòqu, nǐ zìjǐ kànkan shì bu shì zài xiū lù.
You should have some basis for these things you're saying. I can take you over there right now and let you see for yourself that the road is under construction.
A 我才沒這個時間呢。你看，現在才開了一半路，錢就已經超過平時了。總之，我是不會付錢給你的。
wǒ cái méi zhège shíjiān ne. nǐ kàn, xiànzài cái kāi le yībàn lù, qián jiù yǐjīng chāoguò píngshí le. zǒngzhī, wǒ shì bùhuì fùqián gěi nǐ de.
Like I have time for that. Look, we're only halfway there, and the fare is already more than it usually is. Anyway, I'm not paying it.
B 你這是無理取鬧。修路、堵車又不是我安排的。我一點都沒繞路，你不滿意可以去投訴。到時候我們看誰有道理。
nǐ zhè shì wúlǐqǔnào. xiū lù, dǔchē yòu bù shì wǒ ānpái de. wǒ yīdiǎn dōu méi ràolù, nǐ bù mǎnyì kěyǐ qù tóusù. dào shíhou wǒmen kàn shéi yǒu dàolǐ.
You're just purposely causing trouble. It's not like I arranged the road construction and the traffic jam. I didn't take a longer route, and if you're not satisfied you can file a complaint. When the time comes we'll see who's making more sense.
A 好，光憑你這種態度，我就要去投訴！
hǎo, guāng píng nǐ zhè zhǒng tàidu, wǒ jiù yào qù tóusù!
Fine! Just because of your attitude I will file a complaint.
B 要去儘管去。我又沒做錯，才不怕你！現在像你這樣的顧客我見多了。
yào qù jǐnguǎn qù. wǒ yòu méi zuòcuò, cái bù pà nǐ! xiànzài xiàng nǐ zhèyàng de gùkè wǒ jiàn duō le.
Please do. I haven't done anything wrong, so I've got nothing to fear. I've had plenty of passengers like you.
Key Vocabulary
明明 míngmíng
自作主張 zìzuòzhǔzhāng
高峰 gāofēng
耽誤 dānwu
繞路 ràolù
投訴 tóusù
處分 chǔfèn
起碼 qǐmǎ
無理取鬧 wúlǐqǔnào
Supplementary Vocabulary
騙 piàn
拖延 tuōyán
路況 lùkuàng
宰人 zǎirén
黑車 hēichē
正規 zhèngguī
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