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I was surprised to learn that my 72-year-old mother dared to drive 900 miles in a 12-year-old car to visit me. When asked how she made out，she told me just fine...until her second night. She had filled the gas tank and didn’t have the money for a motel room.
“What did you do？” I asked.
“Well，”she began，“I was driving through this small town and feeling very sleepy. A policeman pulled me over and asked if I had been drinking. When I told him no，he wanted to know why I was weaving all over the road，I explained my situation，‘Follow me，’he ordered. We then drove to a mot
el where the nice officer paid for my night’s lodging.”
“As he was leaving，” Mother continued，“he turned to me and said， ‘Ma’am，the next time you have to visit your daughter，please take another route.’”
当听说我72岁的母亲居然开着12年的旧车行驶了900英里来看我时，我真有些吃惊。在我问她是如何做到的时候，她告诉我她一切都好，只是到了第二天晚上，在给汽车加油后却没有住旅馆的钱了。
“那你怎么办了？”我问道。
她说：“嗨，我开到这个镇子时，感觉很困，一位警察叫住了我。他问我是否喝了酒，我说没喝。警察问我为什么开车在路上打晃晃。于是我解释了我的情况。他命令道：‘跟我走。’就这样，我们就开到了一个汽车旅馆。警察替我付了房费。”
妈妈接着说：“当他离开时，转过身，冲着我说：‘夫人，你下次要看儿女时，请走另一条路线吧！’”
“What did you do？” I asked.
“Well，”she began，“I was driving through this small town and feeling very sleepy. A policeman pulled me over and asked if I had been drinking. When I told him no，he wanted to know why I was weaving all over the road，I explained my situation，‘Follow me，’he ordered. We then drove to a mot
el where the nice officer paid for my night’s lodging.”
“As he was leaving，” Mother continued，“he turned to me and said， ‘Ma’am，the next time you have to visit your daughter，please take another route.’”
当听说我72岁的母亲居然开着12年的旧车行驶了900英里来看我时，我真有些吃惊。在我问她是如何做到的时候，她告诉我她一切都好，只是到了第二天晚上，在给汽车加油后却没有住旅馆的钱了。
“那你怎么办了？”我问道。
她说：“嗨，我开到这个镇子时，感觉很困，一位警察叫住了我。他问我是否喝了酒，我说没喝。警察问我为什么开车在路上打晃晃。于是我解释了我的情况。他命令道：‘跟我走。’就这样，我们就开到了一个汽车旅馆。警察替我付了房费。”
妈妈接着说：“当他离开时，转过身，冲着我说：‘夫人，你下次要看儿女时，请走另一条路线吧！’”