英伦广角 2011-12-10 车辆连环相撞

 From the air, you can see a trailer of destruction stretching over 100 yards. More than 13 vehicles including 6 lorries were involved in the crash. The police inquiry¹ is considering various witness are at accounts. Some drivers said they suddenly hit a heavy patch of fog, seriously reducing visibility. Police now believe that was actually a blanket of smoke and they’re linking it to the firework display. The Taunton Rugby Club is nearby, it says its event finished at the 8:15, the accident happened not long after. Some experts believe a lack of wind allowed intense black smoke from the finale to hang in the air, making driving conditions worse than they already were. So let’s take a close look at the accident itself. 

 

It appears to have occurred in the two sections. At the front, there’re 2 lorries and at least 8 cars surrounding them. Behind that another lorry jack-knifed and from there, it looks like there was a chain reaction as other lorries became involved, taking cars out along the way. There were reports of a number of explosions thought to be caused by gas cylinders². The fire that followed was devastating³. Some said the flame was high as houses. The heat so intense it burned cars and lorries to the ground. So with the smoke, the main theory, there will still be other elements involved in this investigation⁴, one will be speed, another is likely to be tailgating.

1 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

2 cylinders   

n.圆筒( cylinder的名词复数 )；圆柱；汽缸；（尤指用作容器的）圆筒状物

参考例句：

• They are working on all cylinders to get the job finished. 他们正在竭尽全力争取把这工作干完。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That jeep has four cylinders. 那辆吉普车有4个汽缸。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。