I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi.

叫出租车前,我若有所思地来回踱步。

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You can help an ill friend by reassuring them and taking positive steps like calling a taxi and taking them to hospital as quickly as possible: I'll get a taxi.

你可以帮助一个生病的朋友，安慰他，采取积极的措施，如叫出租车，尽快把他送到医院。

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Calling for a taxi can be a gamble. You never know who will show up.

叫计程车也可以是一次冒险，因为你永远不知道谁会出现在你面前。

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Taking that in, and probably also my rather unusual attire, the driver began to chat with another taxi driver over the radio, contemptuously calling me a fag in the Shanghainese dialect.

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Steve McNamara of the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association also criticised the apparent bias against commercial vehicles, calling it a "policy of lunacy".

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