121. A Speeding Motorist
A highway patrol officer stopped a speeding motorist. "Don't you know what the blinking lights and siren mean?" he demanded.
"Yes, sir," replied the driver.
"Then why didn't you pull over immediately?"
"I would have, officer, " the man said. "But last month my wife ran off with a policeman, and I was afraid you were bringing her back.
Notes:
(1) patrol n.巡逻
(2) blinking adj.闪烁的
(3) siren n.警笛
(4) pull over（将车、船等）开向一边让其他车、船超越
(5) run off with（sb.）与…私奔
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The motorist speeded on the highway.
② The motorist didn't know what blinking lights and siren meant.
③ The driver didn't pull over.
④ The motorist's wife ran off with the policeman last month.
⑤ The motorist didn't expect his wife to come back to him.
121.超速的司机
一位公路巡警截住了一个超速司机。“难道你不知道闪烁灯和警笛的意思吗？”他责问道。
“知道，长官，”司机回答说。
“那你为什么不立即靠边停车？”
“我本来想这样做的，长官。”那男子回答说，“但上个月我妻子和一位警察私奔了，我是害怕你把她带回来。”
练习参考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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