time is money 时间就是金钱-凯发k8官网

as the taxi came to a ¹（尖叫） halt at a traffic light, i asked the driver, "do you agree that 'time is money'?"

"well, it's a very common saying. who will care so much about that?" the driver answered.

"look, the ² in the meter（仪表） are still running when the car has stopped, "i ³ at the meter.

"oh, yes. you've got a point here. in this case, time is money for both of us." added the driver.

当出租车在遇到红灯急刹车时，我问司机：“你同意‘时间就是金钱’这种说法吗？”

“哦，这是一个普遍说法。在这个问题上，谁会在意那么多呢？”司机回答说。

“看，在车已经停止的情况下，里程表上的数字还在跑。”我指着里程表说。

“哦，是的。你说的挺有道理的。在这种情况下，时间对我们俩来说都是金钱。”司机补充说。