The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they all have gone through a very tough training period to get the special taxi driving license.

伦敦的出租车司机之所以效率这么高，是因为他们受到非常严格的训练才获得了专用出租车驾驶执照。

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During this period, which can take two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London.

想要成为出租车司机的人会花上两到四年的时间了解伦敦每条道路和每座重要建筑的最快的路线。

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London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands.

伦敦的出租车司机对这座首都城市了如指掌。

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The Coventry firm trades as the London Taxi Company and the remaining redundancies are at its dealerships.

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