In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light.
在中西部一个大城市的交通法庭里,一位年轻女士被带到法官面前,她由于开车闯红灯被开了罚单。
She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes.
女士向法官解释,她是一名学校老师,请求法官马上处理她的案子,以便可以赶回去上课。
A wild gleam came into the judge's eye." You are a school teacher, eh?" said he.
法官眼中闪过一丝狡黠,说道:“你是学校的老师,对吗?
" Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition. Sit down at that table and write ' I went through a red light ' five hundred times."
“女士,我马上要实现我毕生的愿望了。在那张桌子旁坐下,写‘我开车闯了红灯’ 500遍。”
评:突然想起了小学被老师罚写字……唉,往事不堪回首!