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: You are under arrest, sir. You have the right to remain silent. You better not pout, you better not cry. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to an attorney; if you can-not afford one, the state will appoint one for you.Do you understand all these rights that I have just been read to you?

A: You 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 oflook at (informal)

license official document that shows you have permission to drive a car

eggnogtraditional Christmas drink containing eggs,cream, sugar and rum

vehiclemachine use to carry people, i.e. a car or truck

step out briefly go out of a place

take that tone speak in that tone of voice

invoice offcial document that shows you have paid for something you bought

arrest the act of legally taking someone to jail

poutpush out your lips to show that you are unhappy

sleighlarge, open vehicle that is pulled by horses over snow or ice

handcuffsa set of two metal rings that are used to join a persons hands together,esp. by police

prisona building where criminals are kept as punishment

read someone’s rights tell someone their legal rights, usually whenthey are arrested

DUI driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

speeding ticket a piece of paper the police give if you are diving too fast