The story has a number of variants, different people talking to a taxi driver, lift operator etc. The basic point is still valid though.

关于擦鞋男孩的这个故事有若干种不同版本，不同的人是在与出租车司机、电梯操作员等进行交谈时发现股市处于泡沫的，然而，其基本思路都是站得住脚的。

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He spent about 5 minutes talking to the 911 operator about his complaint.

这家伙对着911接线生说了大约5分钟，抱怨没有柠檬汁喝。

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The main exception is that speech sites will offer the option of talking to a live operator.

CNN: Graphic

Operator: You're talking to the police now, is Lisa out of the address?

BBC: Transcript of 999 Derby fire call