【大家说英语】 第226期:车祸(2)

 August 13 8月13日

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Car accidents² can be very serious³. 车祸有时会非常严重。

Wear a seat⁴ belt⁵ when you're in the car! 乘车时总要系上安全带！

Never drive when you are tired. 疲劳的时候绝对不要开车，

You might⁷ fall asleep⁸! 否则你可能会睡着！

Rest or let a family member or friend drive. 休息一下，或者让家人或朋友帮忙开，

It is smarter and safer! 这是比较聪明也比较安全的做法！

Alex was⁹ in a car accident¹ two years ago. 亚力克斯两年前发生过车祸。

A car was speeding¹⁰ and hit his car. 当时一辆车超速，撞上了他的车。

He broke¹¹ his arm. He was in a lot of pain¹². 他的手臂断了， 因此遭受极大的痛楚。

Conversation¹³ A 会话A

Alex, you drive a car. 亚力克斯，你有开车。

Yes, Abby. I do drive a car. 没错，雅碧，我确实有开车。

Were you ever⁶ in an accident? 你发生过车祸吗？

Yes. I was in an accident a couple¹⁴ of years ago. 有，我两三年前发生过车祸。

What happened? 发生了什么事？

A car was speeding and hit my car at an intersection¹⁵. 一辆车超速，在十字路口撞上了我的车。

Oh no! Were you hurt? 真惨！你有受伤吗？

Yes. I broke my arm. 有，我的手臂断了，

I was in a lot of pain. 痛死我了。

Conversation B 会话B

When you are in a car, do you always wear a seat belt, Alex? 亚力克斯，你乘车的时候都一定会系安全带吗？

Yes. In Taipei, everyone in the car must wear a seat belt. 会呀。在台北，车上的每个人都必须系上安全带，

It is the law¹⁶. 这是法律规定的。

Really? 真的吗？

Yes. Or they will get a ticket. 没错，否则就会收到罚单。

In most states¹⁷ in America, everyone needs to wear a seat belt. 在美国大多数的州里，每个人在车里都必须系上安全带。

Wearing a seat belt is important¹⁸. 系安全带很重要，

It can save¹⁹ lives! 这么做能够救人一命！

Conversation C 会话C

Did²⁰ you hear about the car accident on Fifth²¹ Street yesterday? 你听说昨天发生在第五街的车祸了吗？

Yes. 听说了。

One of the drivers fell²² asleep. 其中一名驾驶睡着了。

That's terrible²³! 真糟糕！

When drivers are tired, they shouldn't drive! 驾驶人疲劳的时候就不该开车！

I agree²⁴. They should rest first. 我同意。他们应该先休息，

Someone²⁵ could²⁶ get hurt! 否则可能会导致有人受伤！

Right. They should let another family member or a friend drive. 没错，他们应该让家人或朋友帮忙开车。

Right. That's smarter and safer! 对啊，这是比较聪明也比较安全的做法！

1 accident   

n.事故，意外的事

参考例句：

• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。
• An accident was happened yesterday.昨天发生了一起事故。

2 accidents   

n.意外遭遇( accident的名词复数 )；事故；机遇；命运

参考例句：

• Barring accidents, we should arrive on time. 除非有意外情况，我们应可按时到达。
• Alcohol is a contributory factor in 10% of all road accidents. 所有交通事故中有10%是酒后驾车造成的。

3 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

4 seat   

n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于

参考例句：

• Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
• Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？

5 belt   

n.带子，皮带，腰带；v.系腰带，抽打

参考例句：

• You should put on your seat belt.你应该系好安全带。
• I want a black belt.我想要一条黑色腰带。

6 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

7 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

8 asleep   

adj.睡熟了的，麻木的；adv.熟睡地

参考例句：

• The baby seems to be asleep.那婴孩好像是睡着了。
• My right foot is asleep.我的右脚麻木了。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 speeding   

n.超速行驶v.急行，加速( speed的现在分词 )；超速行驶；快速运送；加速，促进

参考例句：

• He was nabbed by the police for speeding. 他超速行驶被警察逮住了。
• Police punished her with a fine of $25 for speeding. 由于超速驾驶，警察罚了她25美元的款。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 broke   

v.(动词break的过去式)折断；打破

参考例句：

• He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
• After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

12 pain   

n.痛苦，疼，痛，劳苦，努力；vt.使痛苦；vi.作痛

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain. 坏牙常引起疼痛。
• The patient cried with pain. 那病人痛苦地哭喊。

13 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

14 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

15 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

16 law   

n.法(律，规，学)；律师业；规律，定律

参考例句：

• He went to the school of law for three years.他在法学院读了三年。
• The new law will reduce pollution of the rivers.这条新法律将会减轻河流污染。

17 states   

国家( state的名词复数 )； 州； [the states][口语]美国； 心态

参考例句：

• the assumed differences between the two states 两种状况的假定区别
• He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters. 他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。

18 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

19 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

20 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

21 fifth   

num.第五；n.五分之一

参考例句：

• It's the fifth door on the right.右边第五个门。
• I like to sit in about the fifth row.我想坐在第五排左右。

22 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

23 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

24 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

25 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

26 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。