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flag-down fare 【详解】请看《中国日报》的报道: Despite a flag-down fare of 7 yuan ($1.03), 2 yuan more than other taxis, Fu's Ford also charges passengers 2.4 yuan per km traveled while the other models charge only 1.8 yuan for the distance.尽管7元人民币(约合1.03美元)的起步价已经比其他出租车高2元了,但是付先生的福特车每公里计价2.4元人民币,仍高于其他出租车每公里1.8元的价格。 在上面的报道中,flag-down fare 就是指 the minimum charge for hiring a taxi, to which the rate per kilometer is added(出租车“起步价”),它还可以用 flag-down rate 或 flag-fall rate 来表示。 如:Taxi drivers and Taipei City government officials are considering a number of proposals for a flag down fare hike almost certain to be implemented next month.(台北市政府和出租车司机正在考虑出租车起步价调涨的几个方案, 调涨时间基本确定在下个月。)Flag down 从字面上看是指“挥旗”,原来它是指在比赛中裁判手中的旗一挥,比赛就开始了。 引申到这里,它的意思是“要求停车”,如:A policeman flagged down the car with his flash light.(警察挥动手电筒让那辆车停下。) Flag 也可以单独使用,表示为某人“叫车”,如:The secretary flagged me a taxi. (秘书为我叫来一辆出租车)。 通常起步价还可以用 flag fall 来表示,但如果你生活在澳洲,flag fall 就有另外一层意思了,它指的是手机的 connection fee(接通费)。
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taxi fare 起步价例文:火车站或汽车北站打的,起步价10元就到广济路新民桥山塘街口,到了新民桥,往东南堍一看,就能看到我们青年旅舍的标记了,很大的哦!Call Taxi from either the Railway Station or the North Bus Station: You can call a taxi with 10RMB's taxi fare from either the railway station or the north bus station, get off at the crossing of the Shan Tang Street and Xin Min Bridge of Guang Ji Road.
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