出租车的标志 TAXI 这个众所周知的词源于一段有趣的故事。本世纪初,有个名叫阿伦(Allen)的美国纽约青年偕女友雇一辆马车去百老汇看戏,车夫见阿伦穿戴不俗,举止文雅,便存心宰他一下。不料阿伦外柔内刚,不肯挨宰,结果两人打了起来。无奈阿伦不是马车夫的对手,几个回合下来就被打倒 Taxi sign TAXI This well-known word stems from an interesting story. At the beginning of this century, a U.S. New York young lady named Allen hired a carriage to go to Broadway to see a movie. The driver saw Allen dressed and graceful, and he slaughtered him. Unexpectedly, Allen was soft inside and was not willing to slaughter. As a result, the two fought. Helpless Allen is not a coachman’s opponent and he is knocked down after several rounds.