とても長いのですが…
You can trust London's taxi driuers. They will take you to any address by the shortest possible route.
When I took a taxi in London, I saw the driver's license and a green badge on display inside the car. I asked him what the green badge was.
"My green badge? It means I know all the street names in London. I can take you anywhere you want to go."
"How do you get a green badge? Is there a school for taxi drivers?"
"No, there isn't. You have to study by yourself. But the test is difficult. On average only six people in every hundred pass."
"How do you learn all the street names in London? You must have a wonderful memory."
"I went round London on a motorbike, learning the street names in one area at a time. You have to remember which streets are one-way. When you remember them all, you take a test. It's not a wirtten test. You have an interview with an examiner face to face. The examiners are usually very rude, but you must keep calm. Taxi driuers must not only know every street in London, but they must also be able to deal with all kinds of passengers. If you get angry when the examiner is rude, you fail."
"How long does it take to learn the whole of London?"
"That depends. Everyone is different. But after you have passed your test, you still have to attend a two-week course to learn where all the theaters and museums are. Finally you take a special driving test. The examiners always ask you to do things you are not allowed to do. But you must not break the law. You can only fail the test once. If you fail twice, you'll never be a London taxi driver."
かなり長いのですが、訳していただけたら光栄です(T_T)
