新视野大学英语视听说教程2 Unit 9-12
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语：视听说教程 2
V Let’s Talk
Speeding Ticket，
A policeman stops a driver and says to the driver,“Sir，you were speeding．Can I see your license 1，please?”The driver replies．“I don’t have one．”
“You don’t have one?”
The driver answers．“I lost it for drunk driving．”
The policeman is surprised．“I see．Will you show me your vehicle registration 2 papers．please?”
“I m sorry．I can’t do that．”
The policeman asks．“Why not?”
“I stole this car．”
The Officer says，“Stole it?”
The driver answers，“Yes，and I killed the owner．”
The 0fficer is shocked．“You did what?”
“She’s in the trunk if you want to see．”
The officer is horrified 3 and calls for backup．Within minutes，five police cars show up，surrounding the car．A police chief cautiously approaches the car，asking，“Sir，could you open the trunk of your car，please?”
The driver opens the trunk，revealing nothing but all empty trunk．
The chief says，“Is this your car，sir?”
The driver says“Yes．”and hands over the registration papers．
The 0fficer is quite surprised．“0ne of my 0fficers says you don’t have a driving license．”
The driver quickly produces his license．The chief examines it and finds nothing wrong．He looks puzzled．“Thank you，sir．One of my Officers told me you didn’t have a 1icense，stole this car，and murdered the owner．”
The man replies，“I bet the lying bastard 4 told you 1 was speeding，too!”
Characters
Events／statements
Reasons
A police officer
polls over a driver and asks for his driver's license
speeding
The driver
claims to have lost it
drunk driving
The officer
asks for the vehicle registration papers
surprised
The driver
says he does not own it
stole it and killed the owner
The officer
asks the driver to repeat what he said
shocked
The driver
says she is in the trunk
the reason the police officer does not yet know
The officer
calls for backup
horrified
The police chief
comes and asks the driver to open the trunk
evidence of the crime
The driver
opens the trunk
to show his innocence
The chief
asks for the registration papers and the driver’s license
evidence of the crime or innocence
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The driver
quickly produces／hands over both
to show his innocence
The chief
says an officer reported that the driver did not have a license, stole his car, and killed the owner
being puzzled and wanting to know the truth
The driver
bets the officer said he was speeding，too
to suggest that the accusation of his speeding is false, too
- 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？
- The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
- We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。