新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 9-9

MODEL3  I got a ticket this morning
Laura: What’s the matter with you? You look very upset.
Se-Jin: I got a hundred- dollar ticket this morning.
Laura: Oh, that’s too bad. But why?
Se-Jin: It wasn’t my fault. It was that dog.
Laura: What are you talking about? What has a dog got to do with the fine?
Se-Jin: Listen to me. A dog suddenly appeared in my lane¹. If it wasn’t for the stupid dog.
I wouldn’t have almost hit the police car.
Laura: You could have braked², couldn’t you? How fast were you going?
Se-Jin: Well, it was about 50, or even less. I was driving very slowly.
Laura: Fifty? Don’t you know the speed limit downtown is 40 miles an hour?
 

1 lane   

n.(乡间)小路(巷)；车(跑，泳)道；航道

参考例句：

• There is a shop at the end of this lane.这条胡同的顶头有一家商店。
• The champion is running in lane five.冠军跑在第五跑道上。

2 braked   

v.刹（车）( brake的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. 他猛然刹车，使得前车轮打滑了。
• He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. 他突然剎车，使得前轮打了滑。 来自《简明英汉词典》