A Car Crash

Middle of the night, middle of nowhere, two cars both slightly cross over the white line in the centre of the road.

They collide and a fair amount of damage is done, although neither driver is hurt It's impossible to assess blame for the accident on either however. They both get out. One is a doctor, one is a lawyer.

The lawyer calls the police on his car phone; they'll be there in 20 minutes It's cold and damp, and both men are shaken up.

The lawyer offers the doctor a drink of brandy from his hip flask, the doctor accepts, drinks and hands it back to the lawyer, who puts it away ``Aren't you going to have a drink?'' the doctor says.

``AFTER the police get here,'' replies the lawyer

Vocabulary Help

slithtly: levemente
amount: total, quantidade
damage: dano, prejuízo
driver: motorista
assess: avaliar
blame: culpa
cold: frio
damp: úmido
shaken up - abalados
flask: frasco
hand back: devolver
reply: responder

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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