T he highway patrolman（巡逻者）sported a car driving dangerously slow on a much-traveled freeway. He pulled it over and found the driver to be an elderly lady with four other older women as passengers.
　　“Lady,”said the officer, “your slow driving is almost as dangerous as speeders. You need to try to keep the speed limit.”
　　“But I always keep the speed limit,”replied the lady. “I was doing the speed limit when you stopped me.”
　　The officer asked, “What do you think the limit is on this road?”
　　The dear old lady said, “I just a moment ago saw the sign, U.S.Highway 22.”
　　“But lady,”warned the officer, “that is the highway number, not the speed limit”.
　　The lady was very apologetic（道歉的）and, of course, no ticket was given. The officer noticed that all the passengers seemed pale and had a frightened look in their eyes. As he turned to leave the car, wondering if his presence had been the problem, he turned again and said to the driver, “Madam, are you sure all your passengers are OK?”
　　“Oh, they will be in a few moments,”she said, “We just turned off Highway 120.”
　　That lady is me, that year is my first year to America, and that time is my first time to drive since I learned how to drive.
　　
　　高速公路巡警看到一辆轿车在多通道的高速公路上危险地缓慢行驶。命令该车停下，他发现司机是位年长的女士，车内还坐了另外四位年长的妇女。
　　“女士，”警察说，“你开车这么慢，跟超车是一样的危险。你必须尽可能地限速行驶。”
　　“但我确实一直在限制速度，”女士回答说。“你拦住我时，我在限制的速度范围内行驶。”
　　“你认为这条路上的限制速度是多少？”警察问。
　　那位可爱的女士回答道：“就在刚才我注意到一个标识，美国高速公路22。”
　　 “但是女士，”警察答道，“这是高速公路的路号，而不是限制的速度。”
　　 那女士一脸的歉意，当然没有被罚款。然而警察注意到，车内的女士面色苍白，眼中露出受惊吓的神情。就在转身将要离开的时候，他想可能是自己的出现导致了这种问题。于是他转过身来对司机说，“女士，你肯定车内其他的人都没事吧？”
　　 “噢，她们很快就会好的。”司机说，“我们刚从120号高速公路上下来。”
　　开车的那位年长的女性就是我，那一年我刚到美国，那一次我刚学会开车。
　　
　　 编辑：谭添夏