大家说英语 第520期:一名警官(2)（在线收听）

Conversation A

对话A

Alex: Hi, Taylor. You look upset.

阿莱克斯：嗨，泰勒。你看起来很不开心。

Taylor: I am! I got a speeding ticket this morning!

泰勒：是啊！我今天早上得到了一张超速罚单。

Alex: Oh no! What happened?

阿莱克斯：哦，不！什么情况？

Taylor: I was driving to work. And I was driving a little too fast.

泰勒：我开车去上班。然后开的稍微快了一点。

Alex: How fast?

阿莱克斯：有多快？

Taylor: I was going 45 mph on Center Street.

泰勒：我在中心街开到了45英里/小时。

Alex: The speed limit on Center Street is 35 mph.

阿莱克斯：中心街的限速是35英里/小时。

Taylor: I know. So a police officer gave me a speeding ticket.

泰勒：是啊。所以一名警察给我开了一张超速罚单。

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: How much is the ticket?

阿莱克斯：罚款多少钱？

Taylor: Which one?

泰勒：哪一张？

Alex: Which one? You got more than one?

阿莱克斯：哪一张？你不止得了一张啊？

Taylor: Yes. When the police officer stopped me, I wasn't wearing my seat belt. I also got a ticket for that.

泰勒：是啊。当警察拦下我的时候，我没系安全带。我为此又吃了一张罚单。

Alex: That's bad.

阿莱克斯：太遭了。

Taylor: Well, I broke the law. The two tickets will cost me $150. But something else was really embarrassing.

泰勒：嗯，我违反了规则。这两张罚单一共花了我150美元。但是还有更让人尴尬的。

Alex: What?

阿莱克斯：怎么了？

Taylor: Officer Carl gave me the tickets!

泰勒：给我开罚单的是卡尔警官！