In court because of a ticket for driving through a red light, I told the judge that I was a schoolteacher, and my case needed to be heard immediately so I could get back to classes.
由于开车闯红灯而上了法庭，我对法官说，我是一名小学老师，我的案件需要马上审理，这样我就可以回去上课了。
A wild gleam came into the judge’s eye.
那个法官的眼里闪起了疯狂的光芒。
“Madam, I’ve waited years to have a teacher in this court,” he said. “Now sit down at that table and write ‘I went through a red light’ 500 times.”
“太太，我在这个法庭里等老师已有好几年了，”他说，“现在在那张桌边坐下来，把‘我闯了红灯’抄写500 遍。”
