n there will be a taxi to serve you Because it is illegal for taxi drivers to park their taxis haphazardly on a street except where there is a taxi stand they would rather cruise than park their cars at one place.
第四篇：
A newcomer to Taipei will be surprised to find so many taxicabs running almost every minute throughout the city. Certainly taxicabs have contributed much to solving the transportation problem for a great many people on this island. Before you take a taxi ride in Taipei, I would like to tell you some of my impressions of this aspect of urban life. First, most of the taxi drivers in Taiwan can be dubbed “the best wheel operators” in the world. You will soon find what I said is true as soon as you get into a cab and begin a ride. It will not take very long for you to find out that the driver seems to have a magic power in making his way, freely and quickly, through the often congested flow of running cars on the road. Under certain circumstances he will not hesitate to blow his horn to intimidate the crossing pedestrians or will purposefully overlook traffic lights because he has a particular dislike for cooling his heels. Despite many disquieting experiences all the way, you will be sent to your destination safe and sound. What will make you even more surprised is that the fare is very reasonable and you need not give tips. Second, there are about 20,000 taxicabs with 40,000 drivers in Taipei. Of these drivers, except a small portion who are part-time workers, most are bread-earners of their families. They usually have to work more than ten hours a day. However, most of them are honest, industrious, helpful and public-spirited gentlemen. Newspapers on this island, in particular, like to run stories of taxi drivers who have demonstrated admirable personality in sending back large sums of lost money to their owners and in giving up their time or even risking their lives to save victims of traffic accidents or natural calamities such as a typhoon of a flood. Besides, most of the taxi drivers are good friends of the police, because they always cooperate well with the law-enforcers in fighting against criminals. Third, most of the taxicabs are kept in excellent condition both externally and internally. Some of the cabs are equipped with such luxurious radio sets that you may forget you are in a taxi when listening to the beautiful music. Some day, if you are getting tired of driving your own car or taking the bus as a daily routine, you may take a taxi ride. You will, I am sure, have a lot of fun and enjoy some new adventures in like. Good luck to you!
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