121. 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