A:Sir, may I please see your license and registration? Do you know how fast you were going? 先生,我可以看看你的驾照和登记证吗?你知道你开得有多快吗?
B:No, I’m not sure. I think about 65 mph, right? 不,我不知道。我想时速大约是65英里,对吗?
A:You’re not sure? You were going at 90 miles per hour! That’s 25 mph over the legal speed limit! Have you been drinking? 你不知道?你正以90英里的时速行驶!超过法定时速25英里!你在喝酒吗?
B:No, Officer, not at all. 没有,警官,我根本没有喝酒。
A:Then how can you explain your behavior? 那你怎么解释你的所作所为?
B:Well, I guess I just wasn’t paying attention to the speedometer. 唔,我想我只是没有注意速度计表。
A:Not paying attention to the speedometer? Why not? 没有注意速度计表?为什么没有注意?
B:Um, because I was busy talking to my friend. 嗯,因为我忙着和朋友谈话。
A:On a cell phone? 用手提电话?
B:Yes, I was using a cell phone. I just bought it, so I decided to give my friend a phone call to tell him about it. While I did that I also turned on the radio and was listening to one of my favorite songs, and eating some food I had bought at a fast food restaurant, and, um…… guess I had too many distractions. 是的,我在用手提电话。我刚买的,所以我决定给我的朋友打个电话,告诉他这件事。与此同时,我还打开了收音机,正在听一首我特别喜欢听的歌,吃一些我在速食店买的食物,还有,嗯……我想我分心的事太多了。
A:That’s definitely true. I’m going to have to give you a ticket. Please remember to drive more carefully next time. 肯定是这样了。我要给你一张罚款单。请记住下次开车时要多加小心。 驾驶英语 作者: dragon520 时间: 2012-2-3 15:38
If i just see " I’m going to have to give you a ticket",i will make this "ticket" as bus or train or others.