November, 10

 

The weekend-Christmas Chronicles I(18)

Key vocabulary

1.       get a load of=仔细的看，大量，估计（look at） informal

2.       license=official document that shows you have permission to drive a car

3.       eggnog=traditional Christmas drink containing eggs, cream, sugar, and rum

4.       vehicle=machine use to carry people, i.e. a car or truck

5.       step out=briefly go out of a place

6.       take that tone=speak in that tone of voice

7.       invoice=official document that shows you have paid for something you bought

8.       arrest=the act of legally taking someone to jail

9.       pout=push out your lips to show that you are unhappy(撅嘴)

10.   attorney=layer（美律师）

11.   sleigh=large, open vehicle that is pulled by horses over snow or ice

 

A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think we’ve got ourselves a situation here.

B: License and registration please, have you been drinking tonight, sir?

A: I had one or two glasses of eggnog, but nothing else.

B: Step out of the vehicle, please. Sir, what do you have in the back?

A: Just a few Christmas gifts, ‘tis the season, after all.

B: Don’t take that tone with me. Do you have an invoice for these items?

A: Umm…no…I make these in my workshop in the North Pole.

B: You are under arrest, sir. You have the right to remain silent. You better not pout, you better not cry. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to an attorney; if you can not afford one, the state will appoint one for you, do you understand?

A: You can’t take me to jail. What about my sleigh? It’s Christmas Eve! I have present to deliver! Rudolph! Prancer! Dancer！ Get help！