useful efficiency

Minicabs make it easier for people to get about.

微型出租汽车使人们往来各处更为便利了.

Hello, I'd like to book a minicab, please.

你好, 我想预定一辆小型出租车.

to stop this, taxi unions are calling for on the government to impose a 15-minute delay between when a customer books a minicab and its arrival.

为了解决这种情况，出租车工会呼吁政府要实行一项政策，当一个客户预定了一辆微型出租车和在这辆车到来之前要有一个15分钟的延迟。

Minicab companies say the 15 minute rule is an attempt to kill off competition.

微型出租汽车公司说，这15分钟的规则是一种试图扼杀竞争的手段。

this week byd, the warren buffett-backed chinese carmaker, announced it would introduce "minicabs" into london, with the intention of eventually selling proper london taxis that are available not just for private hire but can ply the capital's streets for fares.

得到沃伦•巴菲特（Warren Buffett）投资的中国汽车制造商比亚迪（BYD）近期宣布，它将向伦敦投放一批“迷你出租车”，并期望最终能卖出像样的伦敦“出租车”——不仅能提供私人出租车服务，还能充当行驶固定路线的收费大巴。

Neil is starting a minicab business; I do hope he makes a go of it.

尼尔正开始做微型出租汽车生意, 我真希望他成功.

If you want a cheap ride, take a minicab.

要想出行便宜，就坐小型出租车吧。

shall i phone for a minicab?

要我打电话叫辆出租车吗？

with just 18000 vehicles, paris' taxi fleet has remained virtually unchanged since the 1950s, while london's has swelled to around 23000 black cabs and 40000 minicabs.

自20世纪50年代以来，巴黎的出租车车辆已经大致维持在18000辆不变，然而伦敦早已增至23000黑色出租车和40000微型出租车。