He was caught running a red light. 他闯红灯被警察拦下来开罚单。 A:Pull over! 把车靠边停下来! B:What seems to be the problem, officer? 警官,什么事不对劲啦? A:May I see your driver's license, vehicle registration and insurance I.D? 我可以看看你的护照、行车执照和保险卡吗? B:Sure, but what's the matter? 当然可以,但到底是怎么回事嘛? A:Our radar clocked you doing seventy miles per hour, and this is a fifty -five-mile-an-hour zone. 我们的雷达测到你开到70英里的时速, 而这里是55英里时速区。 B:That's impossible! There must be some kind of mistake. I couldn't have been going that fast. 这不可能,一定是弄错了;我不会开那么快。 A:Well, you can talk to the judge about that. 你有什么申诉去跟法官将好了。 A:Forget the ticket, will you? 不要开罚单行不行?
B:Okay, what's your excuse? 好, 你说你有什么借口?