I gave the cabman five shillings, who only grumbled, saying it was dirt cheap at half-a-sovereign, and was impertinent enough to advise me the next time I went to a ball to take a 'bus.

我给了出租马车车夫五先令，他只顾发牢骚，说给半镑还嫌少呢，他竟然无礼得建议我下次参加舞会时坐公共马车。

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I gave the cabman five shillings, who only grumbled, saying it was dirt cheap at half-a-sovereign, and was impertinent enough to advise me the next time I went to a ball to take a 'bus.

我给了出租马车车夫五先令，他只顾发牢骚，说给半镑还嫌少呢，他竟然无礼得建议我下次参加舞会时坐公共马车。

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