Before making a decision to fight a traffic ticket, first consider the evidence you have to support your version of the facts. For example, the testimony¹ of a witness can help your case； however, the judge will consider the reliability² of the witness, based on who the witness is. The judge will probably put more faith in a stranger's story than if your witness is your best friend or your spouse³. Some people decide to fight a ticket simply in the hope that the police officer won't appear. While this is more likely to happen on a parking ticket rather than a moving violation⁴, if it does happen, oppose any request for a continuance that the prosecution⁵ makes, and ask for an immediate⁶ dismissal of all charges. Although you have the option to appear alone before the judge to dispute a traffic ticket, you may wish to seek the advice of an attorney for more information.

　　翻译:

　　在决定就交通事故传票应诉前,首先需要考虑的是你的证据是否支持你对事实的看法。举例来说,证人证词会对你的案子提供帮助。但是,法官会考虑证人所说的可信度,（也就是得看）谁是证人,如果证人是你最好的朋友或者是你的妻子（或者丈夫）,法官将会更多的信任陌生人的讲述。 有些人决定应诉存在简单的幻想希望交通警察不会出庭,这种情况在对停车罚单诉讼中通常会发生,而驾驶过程中违规（交警不出庭的现象比较少见）。如果（确如你所愿）,交警没有出庭,你应当反对任何关于延期诉讼的要求,并要求得到因（诉讼）被突然解雇的所有费用。虽然你可以选择自己单独应诉,你可能希望寻求律师得到的建议以便得到更多的信息。

　　1、version n

　　（1）（一种）说法,看法

　　I have heard two versions of the accident. 我已经听到关于这个事故的两种说法了。

　　（2）译文

　　（3）（书籍、乐谱等的）版本

　　（4）样式；形式

　　2、Testimony . 证词（尤指在法庭所作的）, 宣言, 陈述

　　（法律专业） 口头证据 ,人证,证,证词,证据,证言

　　3、Reliability n 可靠性；可信赖

　　4、Faith n. 信任, 信念, 宗教信仰, 忠实, 保证, 诺言, 约定

　　5、Oppose op-=before在…前+pose放=相对地放着vt pposed, opposing

　　（1）反对； 反抗；对抗

　　Many members of the council opposed the building of the luxury houses in the centre of the city. 许多市议会议员反对在市中心建造豪华型住宅。

　　（2）（与to连用）使反对,使相对

　　My mother is opposed to the new plan. 我妈妈是反对这个新打算的。

　　Many residents are opposed to the plan of building the motorway⁷. 许多居民反对修建那条汽车路的计划。

　　as opposed to 与…相对；与…成对比

　　6、Continuance n. 持续, 继续, 停留 （法律专业） 诉讼延期

　　7、dismissal n. 免职, 解雇, 不予考虑 （法律专业） n. 撤销职务 ,撤职,罢免 ,罢职,驳回,解雇,开除党籍

　　8、violation n. 违反, 违背, 妨碍, 侵害, [体]违例, 强奸

　　9、seek v. 寻找, 探索, 寻求 （法律专业） v. 请求

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