慢速英语:欧亨利:从出租马车的驾驶座上

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短语讲解：

1. In a cab you no longer feel like a person. You may be someone very important.

feel like 摸起来像是…，有…的感觉
例句：Come over anytime you feel like it.
你无论什么时候想来都行。

2. But in a cab you’re no more than something in a box, being carried from one place to another.

no more than 无非; 只是; 至多; 只不过
例句：Fee cast her no more than a passing glance before leaving.
菲在离开时仅给了她匆匆一瞥。

3. She realized that she was expected to buy something.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：I shall be expected to shell out the money for the party.
我将要支付这个集会的费用。

4. There were one or two things he had to ask about.

ask about 询问，打听; 打探
例句：I went to the station to ask about the train.
我去车站询问有关火车的情况。