英語幽默小故事 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. 121.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。 “那你爲什麼不立即靠邊停車?” “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