Хочу разместить короткий забавный случай с гаишником, произошедший со мной несколько лет назад на одной из улиц Москвы.
История рассказана не в книжной литературной манере, а «как есть», как мы обычно рассказываем прикол своим друзьям.
Мой корявый текст подправила американка — это для наглядности вам живого английского языка.
My meeting with a traffic cop
That was years ago.
I was driving to work.
I was running late so was driving on the new paths.
I drove up to the office, didn’t see a double solid line on the road and broke a traffic rule — I crossed it.
At that time, a police officer was standing on the street.
I thought he saw me go over the double lines.
But he kept standing.
I drove further slowly because I was near my office.
At that time, one car backed up.
The driver didn’t see my car, and smashed into it.
That police officer ran up to us and said to me:
«I have seen everything: you violated traffic rules, you have a dead body in your trunk, and drugs in your car.
Can I see your driver’s license?»
I couldn’t say anything, I was totally flustered, at a loss.
I didn’t know what to do.
Then he laughed and said: “Miss, please smile, you looked so upset that I had to tell you something to cheer you up.”
Да, юмора нашим гаишникам не занимать 🙂
Расскажите в комментах свои забавные встречи с сотрудниками ДПС.
Автословарь
a traffic cop — гаишник;
a driver — водитель;
I was running late — я опаздывала;
I drove up to — я подъехала;
Was driving on the new paths — ехала по неизвестному маршруту;
broke/violated a traffic rule — нарушила правила дорожного движения;
crossed a double solid line on the road — пересекла двойную сплошную;
backed up — сдала назад;
smashed into it — врезалась в;
driver’s license — права;
a trunk — багажник;
drugs — наркотики;
a dead body — труп;
cheer up — рассмешить/приободрить;