The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us.

在等我们的时候，出租车司机让计程表继续走字。

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Just tell the driver to pull over. Tell them you wanna buy something and keep the meter running.

告诉司机靠边停车，你想买点东西。打着计价器。

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"The nightmares for a tightwad are sushi by the piece or a taxi where you have to watch the meter running," Loewenstein says.

Loewenstein说：“对于一个吝啬鬼而言，噩梦可能就是看到寿司涨价或者打车的时候看到计价器在飞涨”。

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Remember that the money management business is like driving a taxicab: the goal is to keep the passenger in the cab as long as possible with the meter running.

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No meter is running, and the fare for a ten-minute trip to town is pitched at seven euros.

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"They literally charge by the minute, and when the meter is running they can perform a wide range of tasks, " Mr. Neary says.

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