首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Because he can do something which helps people. B、Because he is able to decide exactly what he does. C、Because he can travel t
A、Because he can do something which helps people. B、Because he is able to decide exactly what he does. C、Because he can travel t
admin
2014-09-17
123
问题
Kenny Enjoys Driving a Taxi
Interviewer: Well, Kenny, as a college graduate, how did you becomea a taxi driver?
Kenny: Well, you do it for money, obviously, like most jobs. But I enjoyed the urn, I suppose I enjoy being a taxi driver, because I could be my own boss, you know, doing what I want to do. You decide what area you’re going to, when to have a break, stuff like that. One thing you have to be always thinking about is where you might pick up a passenger. Will the theatre be turning out? Do they have an afternoon performance? What time will the planes be coming in? Are there any trains arriving? You sec, you’re always sort of... scheming to make an extra bit of money. And the relationship between reward and effort is very immediate. Um you, you make the right decisions, they pay you and you get a fare. You don’t have to wait until the end of the month! You meet, well you meet some people who aren’t all that nice, but the vast majority of people are very nice. If you’re pleased to talk to them, they’re mostly pleased to talk to you. You get a feel for people who don’t want to talk to you, obviously the first couple of one-word answers will tell you...
Interviewer: So you always start talking?
Kenny: I always wish people "Good morning" or "Good afternoon" or whatever that gets things off to a good start. Because quite a few people have a general dislike of taxi drivers.
Interviewer: Do they?
Kenny: Well, they do. I mean, the mere fact they can’t get a cab the minute they want one makes them annoyed, you know, and if the cab takes half an hour or so to come, you know, people are beside themselves. "Why is it so?", you know, "Why didn’t you come sooner?" "Well, I was on the other side of town at the time, sir!", you know. But um start them off well, on a sunny day, people are pleasant, happy. You meet some people who are famous.
Interviewer: Like?
Kenny: Well, I took Louisa Wallis to the airport on Sunday, who’s.., famous, from soap operas, a big soap opera star in, um what was it? "Fathers and Sons”— oh you must have seen it. She played Gertie for years. Oh yes, yes, famous, well-known. And I took Brian Best, the sports commentator, to a football match a little while ago. He told me a few good jokes, I remember. Interviewer: Have you ever made a friend of somebody you took in your cab?
Kenny: No. No, I haven’t actually. I suppose they’re brief encounters that aren’t really suitable to be extended. There’re certain professional distances. I suppose. There’s a line beyond which I don’t feel that I want to go. I don’t want to make friends of everybody in the world. I just happen to like having a little chat with them for a while. I suppose I was born to do that sort of thing. I’d have made a good shop assistant. I’d have made a lovely menswear assistant, something like that. Very nice, charming and friendly but don’t need to talk at any length.
选项
A、Because he can do something which helps people.
B、Because he is able to decide exactly what he does.
C、Because he can travel to different parts of the city.
D、Because he can earn a lot of money.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/2FdO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
ThemostimportantthingnowisforDemocratsnottopanic.Despitewhatyourgutistellingyou,thisisnottheendofthewor
ThemostimportantthingnowisforDemocratsnottopanic.Despitewhatyourgutistellingyou,thisisnottheendofthewor
WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesNOTdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovement?
TurningVividDreamsIntoRealityResearchersatStanfordUniversityarenowdevelopingsoftwaretohelppeoplebecomeaware
Overthepastdecade,significantresearchhasdemonstratedwhatmanyhaveknownforalongtime:womenarecriticaltoeconomic
A、MicrosoftshouldputanendtoitsbusinessinEuropeB、MicrosoftshouldpayaboutsixhundredmilliondollarsC、Microsoftsho
Toseehowbigcarrierscouldcontroltheonlineworld,youmustunderstanditsstructures.EarthlinkgivesJenniferaccess
你知道中国最有名的人是谁?提起此人,人人皆晓,处处闻名。他姓差,名不多,是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他,一定听过别人谈起他。差不多先生的名字天天挂在大家的口头,因为他是中国全国人的代表。差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛
1 Idon’tknowifgaymarriagewillhaveallthebadeffectspredictedbyconservatives,butit’salreadyhavingonetheydidn’
ExpositionExpositioniswritingthatexplains.Mostofthebooksinuniversityli-brariesareexamplesofexposition.Alth
随机试题
P型半导体中的少子是_________。
化学结构为的药物为
A、πB、2πC、3πD、π/2B利用偶函数在对称区间的积分公式得原式=2,而积分为圆x2+y2=4面积的,即为.π.22,从而原式=2.π=2π。另一方法:可设x=2sint,dx=2costdt,则,计算解为π。
砌筑1m3标准砖墙,在确定标准砖的净用量时使用的方法是()。
应记入“坏账准备”账户贷方的有()。
企业所得税是指国家对境内企业()生产、经营所得和其他所得依法征收的一种税,它是国家参与企业利润分配的重要手段。[2008年5月二级真题]
马克思主义认识论与唯心主义认识论的区别在于是否承认()。
法国印象画派的代表画家有()。
牙内吸收(internalresorption)
下列关于宋朝法律形式的表述,正确的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)