Gary and Carrie are driving in the streets of Bangkok.

(G=Gary; C=Carrie)
C: Hey, Gary! Take a look at that cop. He's gone bananas.
G: No, he hasn't. He's dancing and directing traffic at the same time.
C: How ridiculous! He's causing a traffic jam. Because everyone's looking at him, the traffic is almost at
a standstill.
G: That's not his fault. The traffic almost always moves at a crawl anyway.
C: In that case, I'm going to join him.
G: Hey, come back, Carrie. Don't do that. (Carrie dances with the cop.)
C: This is fun! Look, other people are joining us.
G: What a mess!

alert 警覺
Cary 男孩名 Carrie 女孩名
lose one's mind
in the street 路中間 on the street 路兩旁 You can't be too careful.
You aren't sober, because you drunk. 清醒的
insane 瘋狂的
a traffic jam 可數 (jammed = sticky 粘) traffic conjestion 不可數(抽象)
standstill 停頓
Recently our business is at a standstill; we have no new order.
Empty bottle makes much noises.
crawl 爬行
My room is in a mess.