VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

One day Mb was playing the toy cars with his little bear, his car fly out of the road because his speed is too fast he pick up his toy car on the track again and he his cars are broken, so he decided to buy a new toy car. When he walked towards he found that the car got a flat tire so he took the taxi. The taxi driver was trying to cheat him he took Mb to everywhere he can go and then he went to the gas station for gas and had lunch in station’s cafeteria. MB feel unhappy about this and try to get out of the car, the taximeter was still running. Then he got to the driver’s place to restart the taximeter and  take other passenger to a place they want. First he took an old grandfather to the library, and then he took a young woman to the bank, the woman gave him more money and let him keep thew change, next he met a man who want to travel around the London, they went to the  Big Ben, the bridge, the Buckingham palace and saw the queen. After that Mb sent him to the airport. The man gave him a lot of money and let him keep the change. Then he returned to the gas station and restarted the taximeter again. The taxi driver came back to the taxi and drove MB to the toy store and finally it cost him only 85 pence. Because he got a lot of money by driving taxi he bought a huge track and two new toy cars. MB was happy.

One day Mb was playing with toy cars with his little bear, his car flew out of the tracks because his car was too fast he picked up his toy car, put them back on the track again and he saw that  his cars are broken, so he decided to buy a new toy car. When he walked towards his car he found (out) that the car got a flat tire so he took a taxi. The taxi driver was trying to cheat him, he took Mb to everywhere, he was driving around the city at the end he stopped at the gas station for gas also he sat to have lunch in station’s cafeteria. MB felt unhappy about this and tried to get out of the car, the taximeter was still running. Then he got to the driver’s place to restart the taximeter and  take other passenger to any place they wanted to go. First he took an old grandfather to the library, and then he took a young woman to the bank, the woman gave him more money and let him keep the change, next he met a man who wanted to take a tour around the London, they went to the  Big Ben, the bridge, the Buckingham palace and they saw the queen. After that Mb took him to the airport. The man gave him a lot of money and told him to keep the change. Then he returned to the gas station and restarted the taximeter again. The taxi driver came back to the taxi and drove MB to the toy store and finally it costed him only 85 pence. Because he made/earned a lot of money by driving taxi he bought a huge track and two new toy cars. MB was happy

Vocabulary

send/take

send (v): to cause or order someone to go and do something
送走；派遣
E.g.: We’re sending the kids to stay with my parents for a couple of weeks.
我们要把孩子送去和我的父母住上几个星期。
E.g.: The commander has asked us to send reinforcements.
指挥官要我们派增援部队。
E.g.: They’ve sent their son (away) to boarding school.
他们已经把儿子送去寄宿学校上学。

send (v): to cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post or email
送；发送；（尤指）邮寄
E.g.: I’ll send her a letter/email/parcel/postcard next week.
我下周要给她寄信／发电子邮件／寄包裹／寄明信片。
E.g.: We’ll send it by post/airmail/sea.
我们将用邮寄／航空／海运的方式发送。

take (v)[GO WITH]: We’re taking the kids to the zoo on Saturday.
星期六我们要带孩子们去动物园。
E.g.: I took my elderly parents to look at some new houses.
我带着年迈的父母看了一些新盖的房子。
E.g.: Will you take me swimming tomorrow?
你明天带我去游泳好吗？

take (v) [MOVE]to move something or someone from one place to another
拿走，带走
E.g.: The weather forecast said rain, so take your umbrella (with you) when you go out.
天气预报说有雨，所以外出时记得带伞。
E.g.: The suitcases were taken to San Antonio by mistake.
由于疏忽，手提箱被带到了马德里。

the taximeter was still running-出租车计价器还在运行。

was trying to cheat him-想骗他

track (n): a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, that has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing
赛道；跑道
E.g.: an all-weather track
全天候赛道
E.g.: a dog/horse track
赛狗／马的跑道
Control Car Toys Track

teddy

gasoline/gas noun(LIQUID FUEL)
汽油（gas 的正式说法）
E.g.: The price of gasoline has risen sharply in recent years.
E.g.: There was a strong smell of gasoline inside the car.

gas station (n): a place where fuel is sold for road vehicles, often with a small shop
加油站

reset (v):调整；重新设置
to change a machine, an instrument or a control so that it gives a different time or number or is ready to use again
E.g.: You need to reset your watch to local time. 你需要把表调整到当地时间。

restart (v): to start something again
（使）重新开始；（使）再开始；重新启动
E.g.: Our car stalled and wouldn’t restart.
我们的车抛了锚，发动不起来了。
E.g.: Please restart your computer to complete installation.
请重启计算机完成安装。

tip (v)(PAYMENT)to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them
小费
E.g.: The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn’t tip him.
出租车司机对她很无礼，所以她没有给他小费。
E.g.: They tipped the waiter £5.
他们给了这个服务员5英镑的小费。

pence
UK /pens/ US /pens/
plural of penny (= a unit of money)
（penny的复数

penniless (adj): having no money
一文不名的，一贫如洗的
E.g.: She fell in love with a penniless artist.
她爱上了一个一贫如洗的画家。