英语幽默精读【121】A Speeding Motorist

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　　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.

　　※ 译文

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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