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Lesson 129 Seventy miles an hour
时速 70英里

ANN: Look, Gary! That policeman's waving to you. He wants you to stop. 瞧,加里!那个警察正朝你挥手呢。 他要你停下来。

POLICEMAN: Where do you think you are? On a race track? You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour. 你认为你现在是在哪儿? 在赛车道上吗?你刚才一定是以每小时70英里的速度开车。

GARY: I can't have been. 我不会开得那么快的。

POLICEMAN: I was doing eighty when I overtook you. 我是以第小时80英里的速度赶上你的。

POLICEMAN: Didn't you see the speed limit? 难道你没看见限速牌吗?

GARY: I'm afraid I didn't, officer. I must have been dreaming. 恐怕我没有看见,警官。我一定思想开小差了。

ANN: He wasn't dreaming, officer. I was telling him to drive slowly. 警官,他思想没有开小差。我刚才正告诉他开慢点。

GARY: That's why I didn't see the sign. 所以我才没看见那牌子。

POLICEMAN: Let me see your driving licence, and your insurance proof ticket. 让我看一看你的驾驶执照和你的保险证明。

POLICEMAN: I won't charge you this time. But you'd better not do it again! 这次我就不罚你款了。但你最好不要再开得这样快。

GARY: Thank you. I'll certainly be more careful. 谢谢您。我以后一定会多加注意。

ANN: I told you to drive slowly, Gary. 加里,我刚才叫你开慢点吧。

GARY: You always tell me to drive slowly, dear. 你总是叫我开慢点,亲爱的。

ANN: Well, next time you'd better take my advice! 好啦,下次你最好还是听从我的劝告!


New Word and expressions 生词和短语

wave v. 招手

track n. 跑道

mile n. 英里

overtake (overtook, overtaken)v. 从后面超越,超车

speed limit 限速

dream v. 做梦,思想不集中

sign n. 标记,牌子

driving licence 驾驶执照

charge v. 罚款

darling n. 亲爱的(用作表示称呼)