A Speeding Motorist（超速的司机）
| 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. 121.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 |
