Steven ran the stop sign. Now a traffic police is talking about the violation.

史蒂文闖了指示牌。此刻，一位交警正在和他說交通違規的事情。

A: You ran the stop sign. May I see your driver's license, please?

你闖了停車指示牌，請出示您的駕駛執照。

B: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see the stop sign at the corner. I didn't mean it.

哦，對不起，不過我剛才沒看到拐彎的地方有一個停車指示牌。我不是故意要闖的。

A: That doesn't justify your violation. May I see your license, please?

這并不能為你違反交通規則的事實開脫，能出示您的駕駛執照嗎？

B: Oh, sorry, I don't have it on me. Honestly, I forgot it at the house. But I have the insurance policy with me. Here it is.

哦，對不起，我沒身上沒帶駕照。我把駕照忘在家里了。不過我帶了車的保險，給你。

A: Well, sir, your insurance looks good, but I still have to write you a ticket.

您的保險沒有什么問題，先生，不過我還是得給你開罰單。

B: I understand, officer. I guess it's just not my day today. I will accept the fine.

我明白，長官。我想今天是倒霉的日子，我接受罰款。

講解：

run a stop sign

闖了停車標志

run a red light

闖紅燈

例句：

She was fined $300 for running a red light.

她因為闖紅燈被罰了300美元。

The driver ran a stop sign and was fined $200.

一位司機闖了停車指示牌，被罰了200美元。

violation

n. 違反；違規

violate

v. 違反；違背（法律，協議，原則，規定等）

例句：

The doctor has been accused of violating professional ethics.

醫生被指控違反了職業道德。

v. 侵犯（隱私等）；打擾

例句：

Questions of this kind violate my privacy and I am not willing to answer them.

這種問題侵犯了我的隱私，我拒絕回答。

I didn't mean it.

我不是故意的。

didn't mean to do..

不是故意做某事

例句：

I didn't mean to break it. It was an accident.

我不是故意打碎的。這是個意外。

I didn't mean to bother you. It's just that I had to tell you in person.

我不是故意要打擾你的。只是我親口跟你講。

He didn't mean to upset you. He just wanted to tell you the truth.

他不是故意要氣你。他只是想告訴你真相。

justify

證明...有理；證明...正確；為...辯護

例句：

I can't really justify taking another day off work.

我真的找不出理由再多休一天假了。

I don't have to justify myself to anyone.

我不必向任何人解釋。

Time will justify my decision.

時間會證明我的決定是正確的。

insurance policy

保險單

例句：

Make sure to carefully read through the insurance policy before signing it.

在簽署保險單之前，請務必仔細閱讀。

write sb a ticket

給某人開罰單

a bus/concert/plane ticket

一張公共汽車票；音樂會門票；飛機票

a lottery ticket彩票

a parking/speeding ticket違章停車/超速駕駛罰單

例句：

I'm going to write you a ticket and impound your car.

我要給你開罰單，并且扣留你的車子。

impound暫時沒收；扣押/?m?pa?nd/

I'll have to write you a ticket and suspend your driver's license for 3 months.

我得給你開罰單，并且將您的駕駛證扣三個月。

suspend暫停

It's not my day today.

今天真倒霉。

例句：

My car broke down and then I locked myself out.—It's just not my day!

我汽車壞了，我又沒有帶門鑰匙?！裉煺娴姑?。

I guess it's just not my day today. But thanks anyway.

我想今天是我的倒霉日。不過無論如何謝謝你。

fine

罰款；罰單

例句：

She was fined $300 for speeding.

她由于超速被罰了300美元。

The fine will be taken out of your wages.

罰款將從你的工資中扣除。