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The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles I (C0019) 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 cannot afford one, the state will appoint 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 of phrase look at (informal) license common noun, singular official document that shows you have permission to drive a car eggnog common noun, nonvariable traditional Christmas drink containing eggs, cream, sugar and rum vehicle common noun, singular machine use to carry people, i.e. a car or truck step out principle verb, imperative briefly go out of a place take that tone phrase speak in that tone of voice invoice common noun, singular official document that shows you have paid for something you bought arrest phrase the act of legally taking someone to jail pout principle verb, present simple push out your lips to show that you are unhappy sleigh common noun, singular large, open vehicle that is pulled by horses over snow or ice Supplementary Vocabulary handcuffs common noun, plural a set of two metal rings that are used to join a persons hands together, esp. by police prison common noun, singular a building where criminals are kept as punishment read someone’s rights phrase tell someone their legal rights, usually when they are arrested DUI phrase driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs speeding ticket common noun, singular a piece of paper the police give if you are diving too fast