英語幽默精讀【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.巡邏
（2） blinking adj.閃爍的
（3） siren n.警笛
（4） pull over（將車、船等）開向一邊讓其他車、船超越
（5） run off with（sb.）與…私奔
※ Exercises
根據短文判斷下列句子正（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.
※ 譯文
超速的司機
一位公路巡警截住了一個超速司機。“難道你不知道閃爍燈和警笛的意思嗎？”他責問道。
“知道，長官，”司機回答說。
“那你為什么不立即靠邊停車？”
“我本來想這樣做的，長官。”那男子回答說，“但上個月我妻子和一位警察私奔了，我是害怕你把她帶回來。”
※ 練習參考答案
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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