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My uncle drove a taxi for ten years before he opened a small shop.我叔叔在开一家小店之前，开了十年出租车。 One rainy night he hit a car near the junction of two busy roads.一个雨夜，他在两条繁忙道路的交叉口附近撞上了一辆车。 The other driver was a participant in a delivery race, and he drove too fast.另一位司机是一场快递竞速的参与者，他开得太快了。 The man said he would sue my uncle for all the damage.那人说要为所有损失起诉我叔叔。 My uncle was worried, because the penalty could be very large.叔叔很担心，因为罚金可能会非常高。

He called a lawyer, and they met on the terrace of a small cafe.他联系了一位律师，两人在一家小咖啡馆的露台上见了面。 The lawyer showed him the details of the imperial tax rules of the old city area.律师给他看了老城区帝国税收规则的细节。 Those rules were part of the city's heritage and were still used in local courts.那些规则是这座城市遗产的一部分，当地法院至今仍在使用。 My uncle's peer, another driver, had faced a similar case two years before.叔叔的同行，另一位司机，两年前也遇到过类似的案子。 He told my uncle not to speak in an offensive way to the other driver.他告诉叔叔，不要用冒犯的语气跟对方司机说话。

In the end the two men reached an agreement and no case went to court.最后两人达成了协议，案件没有上法庭。 My uncle paid only a small part of the cost, and he learned a real lesson.叔叔只付了一小部分费用，但他学到了真正的教训。 He says the accident left a legacy: he now drives slowly in the rain.他说这场事故留下了一份遗产：现在下雨天他开得很慢。 Now he always checks the road before leaving his own driveway.如今他开车离开自家车道前总会查看路况。