Learn how to hail a cab and what it's like inside a Beijing taxi
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| Anthony: Hi I am Anthony. |
| Echo: 大家好，我是Echo。 |
| Anthony: And today we are on safari in the urban jungle. |
| Echo: 我们在找出租车。 |
| Anthony: That’s right. Taxi. |
| Echo: 出租车。 |
| Anthony: And here we can see the daily stampede. |
| Echo: 这样我们看得更清楚了。 |
| Anthony: Yeah so these taxis are very social creatures. They travel in herds. So if you want to successfully hail a taxi, what should you do? |
| Echo: 你需要一些特别的技巧，比如说你要会打车。 |
| Anthony: Yes and I heard you had some previous experiences in Shanghai. |
| Echo: 噢，我在上海用了一个半小时的时间找到了一辆出租车。 |
| Anthony: Nightmare. So to identify a taxi, first you have to notice the distinctive yellow stripe. |
| Echo: 非常明显。所以在北京很容易找到出租车。 |
| Anthony: When the taxi driver is very angry, the stripe turns bright red. So here, Echo has safely secured a taxi. |
| Echo: 我找到一辆出租车。 |
| Anthony: This taxi doesn’t look too bad. It looks like this guy has done a good job grooming. |
| Echo: 对，非常干净。 |
| Anthony: Yes it looks like the seat carvers have used a lot of bleach. So you got to remember one thing before you leave the taxi. |
| Echo: 你们在下车之前要找出租车司机要发票。 |
| Anthony: You need the receipt because you never know when you are going to lose your cell phone. |
| Echo: Right. |
| Anthony: So if you don’t want to be stranded like this woman on the street, you should go to |
| Echo: Chineseclass101.com |
| Anthony: That’s right. We will teach you all you need to know to successfully get that taxi, sign up for your free lifetime subscription. |
| Echo: Exactly. |
| Anthony: I am Anthony. |
| Echo: 我是Echo。 |
| Anthony: So come to the site and we will see you there. |
| Echo: 网上见。 |
| Anthony: Bye bye. |
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Hide你好 robert groulx！
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thank you for the lesson transcript
favorite phrase is 你们在下车之前要找出租车司机要发票。
robert
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Teach you all you need to know hailing a Taxi?
isn't hailing a Taxi Universal as they say, Hold your hand out.
thats it.