121. A Speeding Motorist_英语幽默故事

　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