ESL Podcast 591 – Handling a Traffic Stop

I was having a great day until I saw the police car behind me with its loud siren and lights flashing. I pulled off the road and waited for the officer to approach my car.

Officer: May I see your driver’s license, proof of insurance, and car registration, please?

Lindsay: Let me get them out of my glove compartment. Here they are. What did I do wrong, officer?

Officer: Didn’t you see that stop sign back there?

Lindsay: Stop sign? What stop sign? I didn’t see any stop sign.

Officer: Sit tight and I’ll be right back.
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I guess he was running my driver’s license and license plate numbers to make sure there are no outstanding warrants for me or for my car. He came back after a few minutes.
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Officer: You ran a stop sign back there and I’m going to have to give you a citation.

Lindsay: Is that really necessary, officer? I’m really sorry I ran the stop sign and I’ll be more careful next time.

Officer: I suppose I could let you off with a warning, just this once.

Lindsay: Oh, thank you so much!

Officer: Drive more carefully in the future.

Lindsay: I will. I definitely will.
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Phew! That was close. Good thing I tossed the incriminating evidence out the window before I pulled off the road!

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siren 警報器
pulled off the road 駛向路邊短暫停車
approach verb:(在距離或時間上)靠近，接近 noun:(待人接物或思考問題的)方式，方法，態度
glove compartment (汽車前排座位前放小物件的)雜物箱
glove 手套
compartment (傢具或設備等的)分隔間，隔層
Sit tight =>to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action
plate 盤子;(車輛的)號碼牌
license plate numbers 車牌號碼
warrant 執行令；授權令
citation => ticket
let you off 放過你
incriminating evidence 罪證
he was running my driver’s license 在這邊的"run"意思是"check"
toss => throw someting
Here they are (Here it is) 東西在這
I suppose = I guess