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 警觉
Cary 男孩名   Carrie 女孩名
lose one's mind
in the street 路中间   on the street 路两旁    You can't be too careful.
You aren't sober, because you drunk. 清醒的
insane 疯狂的
a traffic jam 可数 (jammed = sticky 粘)     traffic conjestion 不可数(抽象)
standstill 停顿
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.