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New Traffic Regulations

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ID: 2100 Upper Intermediate
Getting pulled over or getting a ticket are things that every driver wants to avoid. However, when traffic laws undergo changes, it's easy for even conscientious drivers to get a ticket. In this lesson, hear how one Chinese driver is really down on his luck.
Fri Jan 11 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
交规 jiāoguī traffic rules
尝了……苦头 chángle......kǔtou to get a nasty taste of something
抓 zhuā to catch
闯黄灯 chuǎng huángdēng to run a yellow light
我昨天倒霉死了。
wǒ zuótiān dǎoméi sǐ le 。
I had the worst luck yesterday.
怎么了？
zěnmele ？
What happened?
哎，尝了新交规的苦头。
āi ，cháng le xīn jiāoguī de kǔtou 。
Well, I got a nasty taste of the new traffic regulations.
被警察抓了？
bèi jǐngchá zhuā le ？
Busted by the police?
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