Chủ đề: giao thong

A man driving along a California highway got stuck in a traffic jam. An hour passed without any movement. Seeing a police officer approaching the drivers, he rolled down his window.

"What's going on, officer?"

"The court has sentenced Wilton to death, and a man up ahead is threatening to set himself on fire. I'm taking up a collection to support him."

"Oh, you're doing charity work. How kind of you! How much have you collected?"

"Only ten liters of gasoline so far."

Từ vựng trong truyện

• traffic jam: vụ kẹt xe
• sentenced: tuyên án
• taking up a collection: quyên góp
• gasoline: xăng

"Hello, is this Mrs. Smith's home?"

"Yes, I'm her husband. What is it?"

"I'm calling from the garage. Your wife had her car repaired here and has just left. Could you settle the bill?"

"Of course. I'll pay for the car repairs."

"No, sir. For repairing the garage wall and the hospital bills for the two guards at the gate."

Từ vựng trong truyện

• garage: xưởng sửa ô tô
• settle the bill: thanh toán hóa đơn
• guards: nhân viên bảo vệ

The Pope had just finished his vacation and was riding to the airport in a limousine. Having never driven one, he asked the chauffeur to let him take the wheel for a while. The chauffeur moved into the back, and the Pope started driving.

When he reached ninety miles an hour, a traffic patrol pulled him over. The officer walked up to the window, looked inside for a moment, and said, "Wait here. I need to make a call."

He called his superior. "I've stopped a very important person for a traffic violation, and I need to know what to do."

"Who is it? A senator?"

"No, someone more important."

"The governor?"

"No. More important."

"The president?"

"No. More important."

Losing his temper, the superior shouted, "Then who on earth is it?"

"I don't know," the officer replied. "But the Pope is his chauffeur."

Từ vựng trong truyện

• limousine: xe limousine sang trọng
• chauffeur: tài xế riêng
• take the wheel: cầm lái
• pulled him over: ra hiệu cho ông tấp xe vào lề
• traffic violation: vi phạm giao thông
• superior: cấp trên

A police officer pulled over a speeding driver. "But, officer, I can explain," the man began.

"Be quiet. I'm putting you in jail until the chief gets back."

"But, officer, I just want to say..."

"I said be quiet. You're going to jail."

A few hours later, the officer looked at his prisoner and said, "You're lucky. The chief is at his daughter's wedding, so he'll be in a wonderful mood when he returns."

"Don't count on it. I'm the groom!"

Từ vựng trong truyện

• pulled over: ra hiệu dừng xe bên đường
• speeding: chạy quá tốc độ
• chief: thủ trưởng
• Don't count on it: đừng trông mong điều đó
• groom: chú rể

One drunk man told another, "Slow down! I'm not ready to die!"

The other looked startled. "What? I thought you were driving! I've been scared to death but didn't dare say anything!"

Từ vựng trong truyện

• startled: giật mình, sửng sốt
• scared to death: sợ muốn chết
• didn't dare: không dám