英语情景对话：Driving Through a Red Light(1)

A: Is there a problem¹, officer²?
B: I stopped you for driving through a red light.
A: Did³ I really?
B: You didn't know?
A: I had⁴ no idea that I ran⁵ it.
B: Don't you know that yellow means⁶ slow down?
A: Yes, sir.
B: Why'd you speed⁷ up instead⁸?
A: I really have no excuse, sir.
B: I'll have to write you a ticket.
A: I understand, and I am very sorry.
B: Here's your ticket.

1 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

2 officer   

n.军官；(政府的) 官员

参考例句：

• His father is a police officer.他父亲是警官。
• Behind him an officer stood in the doorway.在他的背后，一个军官已站在门口。

3 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

7 speed   

vt./vi（sped,sped,speeded,speeded）加快；飞跑；n.速度

参考例句：

• The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
• We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。

8 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？