17. Two Hundred Times

In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light. She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes. A wild gleam came into the judge's eye. "You are a school teacher, eh?" said he, "Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition. Sit down at that table and write‘I went through a red light'two hundred times."

两百遍

在中西部一个大城市的交通法庭上，一位女士因开车闯红灯被带到法官面前受审。女士解释说自己是老师并请求法官快一点结案，自己还得赶回去上课。突然，法官的眼神流露出狂喜。“你是老师啊？”法官问，“这位女士，我可以实现毕生的抱负了。坐到那张桌子后面，把‘我闯了红灯’几个字写上两百遍。” fIWZ8tQDl9ozSnr/RhEjSAJDOqXFqSMacqqoyAN+8JHD2/MlL1M2ZWKqHALabQt4