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62. Keep the Change p. 430

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    Jimmy is at the Boston Airport. He hails a taxi.
T: Where to, buddy?
J: The Sheraton Hotel, please.
T: Ok. Is this your first time in Boston?
J: Yes. What's a good place for sightseeing?
T: If you have a lot of time on your hands, you can walk the Freedom Trail.
J: I'm kind of strapped for time.
T: In that case, whatever else you do, you must check out the observatory on the 63rd floor of the John
   Hancock Building.
J: Isn't the building all glass?
T: That's right. You can't miss it. Here's your hotel. That'll be $17.50, please.
J: Here's $20.00. Keep the change.

miser    n.stingy adj. or cheap
There is a striking change in his personality. 明显的   change 可数
How much do you have in change? = How much change do you have?    change 不可数
barber shop     beauty shop(or beauty parlor, beauty salon)美容院
hail a taxi  拦一部taxi
what's a good place for sightseeing/eating/movie?
Thailand is a great place to go sightseeing.
strap means tie or bind
be strapped/hard/pressured for time
check out (the observatory) = take a look at
look out over the city



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