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The Weekend-Christmas Chronicles I(C0019)
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:Y ou are under arrest,sir.Y ou have the right to remain silent.Y ou better not pout,you better not cry.Anything you say can and will be used against you.Y ou have the right to an attorney;if you can-not afford one,the state will appoint
A:Y ou can’t take me to jail!What about my sleigh?
It’s Christmas Eve!I have presents to deliver!
Rudolph!Prancer!Dancer!Get help!
Key Vocabulary
get a load of phrase look at(informal)
license common
noun,sin-
gular o?cial document that shows you have permis-sion to drive a car
eggnog common
noun,non-
variable traditional Christmas drink containing eggs, cream,sugar and rum
vehicle common
noun,sin-
gular machine use to carry people,i.e.a car or truck
step out principle
verb,im-
perative
brie?y go out of a place
take that tone phrase speak in that tone of
voice
invoice common
noun,sin-
gular o?cial document that shows you have paid for something you bought
arrest phrase the act of legally taking
someone to jail
pout principle
verb,
present
simple push out your lips to show that you are un-happy
sleigh common
noun,sin-
gular large,open vehicle that is pulled by horses over snow or ice
Supplementary Vocabulary
handcuffs common
noun,plu-
ral a set of two metal rings that are used to join a persons hands together, esp.by police
prison common
noun,sin-
gular a building where crimi-nals are kept as punish-ment
read some-one’s rights phrase tell someone their le-
gal rights,usually when
they are arrested
DUI phrase driving under the in?u-
ence of alcohol or drugs
speeding ticket common
noun,sin-
gular
a piece of paper the po-
lice give if you are div-
ing too fast