英语笑话听力+文本：Five Hundred Times(五百遍)

[00:14.05]Five Hundred Times
[00:15.50]五百遍
[00:17.47]In the traffic court
[00:18.29]of a large mid-western city,
[00:20.54]a young lady
[00:21.58]was brought before the judge
[00:23.14]to answer a ticket
[00:24.48]given her
[00:25.30]for driving through a red light.
[00:27.38]She explained to his honor
[00:28.72]that she was a school teacher
[00:30.34]and requested an immediate¹ disposal
[00:33.10]of her case
[00:34.46]in order that she might hasten on
[00:36.07]to her classes.
[00:37.72]A wild gleam² came into the judge's eye.
[00:40.76]"You are a school teacher, eh?"
[00:42.97]said he.
[00:43.95]"Madam,
[00:45.25]I shall realize my lifelong ambition.
[00:47.77]Sit down at that table
[00:49.45]and write
[00:50.09]'I went through a red light'
[00:52.38]five hundred times."
[00:55.53]中文大意
[01:29.47]语言点
[01:31.01]requested an immediate disposal
[01:33.54]of her case
[01:35.05]request
[01:39.43]要求，请求
[01:42.25]She requested him to go with her
[01:46.92]disposal
[01:52.79]处理，处置
[01:54.07]常跟of连用
[01:56.39]对…的处理
[01:58.62]the disposal of business affairs
[02:03.42]The safe disposal of nuclear waste
[02:05.85]is a major problem
[02:10.09]requested an immediate disposal
[02:12.07]of her case
[02:37.99]in order that
[02:39.92]以便、为了；这样就……
[02:45.99]She worked hard
[02:46.81]in order that everything would be ready
[02:48.88]by 6 o'clock
[02:56.16]hasten on to her classes
[02:58.06]hasten
[02:59.30]催促, 赶紧, 加速
[03:02.35]hasten on to her classes
[03:04.35]赶着去上课
[03:06.56]We needed to hasten on
[03:07.75]to Panama City


Five Hundred Times
五百遍

In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light. She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes. A wild gleam came into the judge's eye. "You are a school teacher, eh?" said he. "Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition. Sit down at that table and write 'I went through a red light' five hundred times."

在中西部一个大城市的交通法庭里，一位年轻女士被带到法官面前，她由于开车闯红灯被开了罚单。女士向法官解释，她是一名学校老师，请求法官马上处理她的案子，以便可以赶回去上课。法官眼中闪过一丝狡黠，说道：“你是学校的老师，对吗？女士，我马上要实现我毕生的愿望了。在那张桌子旁坐下，写‘我开车闯了红灯’500遍。”

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 gleam   

n./vi.微光，闪光，短暂而微弱的闪现

参考例句：

• We saw the gleam of headlights through the rain.我们在雨中看见汽车前灯的微光。
• A gleam of interest came into his eyes.他的眼里流露出一丝关切的目光。