On a business trip to India，a colleague of mine arrived at the airport in Dilhi。He took a taxi to his hotel，where he was greeted by his hospitable Indian host。The cab driver requested the equivalent of eight U。S。dollars for the fare，which seemed reasonable，so my friend handed him the money。
But the host grabbed the bills and initiated a verbal assault upon the cabby，calling him a worthless parasite and a disgrace to their country for trying to overcharge visitors。The host threw half the amount at the driver and told him never to return。
As the taxi sped off，the host gave the remaining bills to my colleague and asked him how his trip had been。“Fine”the businessman replied，“until you chased the cab away with my luggage in the trunk。”
出差旅行
我的一个同事去印度出差。他抵达迪尔黑机场，就搭出租车到宾馆。好客的印度主人在那里迎接他。出租车司机索要相当于八美元的费用。我朋友觉得似乎是合理价格，就把钱给了他。
但迎客主人一把抓过那钱钞，对出租司机大骂不止，称他是一文不值的寄生虫，并说他企图宰国外来客，真是丢尽了他们国家的面子。他把钱钞的半数扔给司机，告诉他永远别再回来。
出租司机一踩油门跑掉了。主人把剩下的钱还给我的同事，问他旅途如何。“很好，”这位商人回答，“只是你把出租车赶跑了，我的行李还在车箱里。”
colleague[kli：g]n。同事，同僚
例：He is a colleague of mine。他是我的同事。
hospitable[hspitbl]adj。（人、其行为）好客的，殷勤的，热情友好的
例：They are very hospitable。他们很好客。
assault[s：lt]n。攻击，猛袭，突袭vt。袭击，殴打；强暴
例：They made an assault on the enemy’s position。他们突袭敌人的阵地。
cabby[kbi]n。出租汽车司机
parasite[prsait]n。寄生物；靠他人为生的人
例：I don’t want to be a parasite。I must earn my own way in life。我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。
disgrace[disgreis]n。丢脸，耻辱，不光彩；丢脸的人（或事）
例：You will bring disgrace on yourself by doing this。你这样做会给自己带来耻辱。
overcharge[uvt？：d]vt。对……要价过高n。过高的要价
例：That store overcharges tourists。那家商场对游客要价过高。
交通常用短语
bus stop汽车站；cargo boat货船；commercial vehicle商用车；doubledecker bus双层公共汽车；elevated railway，overhead railway高架铁路；highway code交通法规；minimum fare（of a taxi）最低车费；open to traffic通车；passenger boat客船；private car私家车；railway network铁路网；railway transport铁路运输；road user道路使用者；rush hour高峰时段；taxi driver，cab driver出租车司机；taxi rank出租车总站；traffic jam交通拥挤；traffic policeman交通警察；urban railway市区铁路；utility car公共车辆
关于fare的习惯用语
All fares please。请买票！
You may go farther and fare worse。[谚]走得更远可能情况更糟（知足常乐）。
fare forth动身；出发；起程
fare ill情况不顺利，运气不佳
fare badly情况不顺利，运气不佳
fare well走运；过得好；顺利；成功