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"I was going the exact speed limit."
		来源: 李唐 于 08-10-16 13:36:50 [档案] [博客] [旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话]

A state trooper sees a car puttering along at 22 mph. He thinks to himself, "This driver is as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are five elderly ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back seat, wide-eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand. I was going the exact speed limit. What seems to be the problem?" The trooper trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that 22 was the route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error. "But before you go, Ma'am, I have to ask, is everyone in this car OK? Your passengers seem awfully shaken." "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 98."

1。pull over. A very common must-know phrase. Drive to the side and stop; or make someone doing that.

So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over

My car ran out of gas on Hwy 5, so I had to pull over。But there was no gas station in sight.

I got pulled over by a cop for speeding. He ticketed me $90.

2. wide-eyed and white as ghosts. good

3 I was going (the exact speed limit). A simple way to say how fast you are driving. "going" can be replaced by "driving"

I was going 70 mph.
I was going 45 mph.

4 contain a chuckle. good

5. Your passengers seem awfully shaken. good

6. We just got off Route 98

7. puttering ( along at 22 mph). new word. walk or go slowly, relaxed, without hurrying

Grandpa was puttering along the trail

The bus was puttering along the busy street