ESL Podcast 591 – Handling a Traffic Stop
时间：2019-02-18 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
I was having a great day until I saw the police car behind me with its loud siren and lights flashing. I pulled off the road and waited for the officer to approach my car.
Officer: May I see your driver’s license 1, proof of insurance, and car registration 2, please?
Lindsay: Let me get them out of my glove compartment 3. Here they are. What did I do wrong, officer?
Officer: Didn’t you see that stop sign back there?
Lindsay: Stop sign? What stop sign? I didn’t see any stop sign.
Officer: Sit tight and I’ll be right back.
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I guess he was running my driver’s license and license plate numbers to make sure there are no outstanding warrants for me or for my car. He came back after a few minutes.
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Officer: You ran a stop sign back there and I’m going to have to give you a citation 4.
Lindsay: Is that really necessary, officer? I’m really sorry I ran the stop sign and I’ll be more careful next time.
Officer: I suppose I could let you off with a warning, just this once.
Lindsay: Oh, thank you so much!
Officer: Drive more carefully in the future.
Lindsay: I will. I definitely will.
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Phew! That was close. Good thing I tossed the incriminating evidence out the window before I pulled off the road!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
- The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
- Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
- What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？
- We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
- The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。