" Forget it, just forget it.... When does the parking meter run out? " she asks instead.

“算了，还是算了… … 你付了多久的停车费？”她转而问道。

Judy's ears twisted and turned as she used her excellent hearing skills to listen for expired parking meters.

朱迪的耳朵扭来扭去，她在利用敏锐的听觉本领来留神听着停车计时器超时的声音。

So, " parking meters" are very common, especially in busy places.

因此，“停车计时器”非常普遍，尤其是在繁忙的地方。

Did you knock over a parking meter?

你是撞倒了一个停车收费表吗？

And that includes $2 I already spent on my parking meter.

其中包括我已经在停车收费表上花费的 2 美元。

The city of Los Angeles makes $57 million a year from its parking meters.

洛杉矶市每年通过停车收费表赚取 5700 万美元。

I didn’t have any small change for the parking meter.

【small，smallness】我没有零钱投停车收费表。

Los Angeles, like many cities has many parking meters and that's how it makes part of its money.

像许多城市一​​样，洛杉矶有很多停车计时器，这就是它赚取部分收入的方式。

They will also allow you in some cities to park at a parking meter and not pay.

他们还将允许您在某些城市将车停在停车收费表处而无需付费。

You can pay for the parking meter and maybe some coffee later and a donut, and it'll all even out.

你可以支付停车计时器的费用，也许稍后再喝点咖啡和一个甜甜圈，这样一切就都平了。