Day 34 · What a Way to End the Night

Beta app invite → WeChat: TingMateEn A slow English story about Pulled over for a stop sign — third time in three years, always at night. 16 simple sentences. Word by word.📝 Today's sentencesListen, I'm so done with this.So I just got pulled over on my way home.I was driving back from dinner at my friend's place.I came up to this stop sign at the corner.And I stopped. I swear, I stopped.But the cop said I didn't come to a full stop.I've been in the States for three years now.And this is the third time. Like, the third!Every single time, it's the middle of the night.There's literally no other car on the road.I mean, you'd see the headlights from a mile away.Are these cops just trying to hit their quota or what?And now I owe, like, three hundred bucks.And to make matters worse, my insurance is gonna go up.And the cop even said, "Drive safe, have a good night."Honestly, what a way to end the night.🔑 Vocabulary• pulled over /pʊld ˈoʊvər/• full stop /fʊl stɑːp/• come up to /kʌm ʌp tuː/• owe /oʊ/• to make matters worse /tə meɪk ˈmætərz wɜːrs/• on my way home /ɒn maɪ weɪ hoʊm/• stop sign /stɑːp saɪn/• I swear /aɪ swɛr/• the States /ðə steɪts/• every single time /ˈɛvri ˈsɪŋɡəl taɪm/• middle of the night /ˈmɪdl əv ðə naɪt/• headlights /ˈhɛdlaɪts/• from a mile away /frəm ə maɪl əˈweɪ/• hit their quota /hɪt ðɛr ˈkwoʊtə/• three hundred bucks /θriː ˈhʌndrəd bʌks/• gonna /ˈɡʌnə/• drive safe /draɪv seɪf/• have a good night /hæv ə ɡʊd naɪt/• what a way to end the night /wɒt ə weɪ tə ɛnd ðə naɪt/🎧 New episode every weekdaySubscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.