交通事故（1 / 2）

lesson 20 交通事故

traffic accident

01 there is a traffic accident here.

这里发生了交通事故。

类似表达

a traffic accident occurred here. / a traffic accident took place here.

02 they were involved in a traffic accident.

他们遇到了交通事故。

词组释义 be involved in 涉及，卷入 traffic accident 交通事故，交通意外

03 i witnessed the traffic accident.

我亲眼目睹了这场交通事故。

类似表达

i saw the traffic accident with my own eyes. / i am the eyewitness of the car accident.

04 i was petrified when two cars collided.

两辆车相撞的时候，我被吓呆了。

单词释义

petrified [?petr?fa?d] adj. 惊呆的，目瞪口呆的 vt. 使吓呆，使惊呆，变僵硬

05 how terrible the accident is!

这场交通事故太可怕了！

类似表达

what a terrible accident! / the accident is really dreadful! / what a scary accident it is!

06 there was a driver died on the spot.

有一名司机当场死亡了。

词组释义 on the spot 立刻，当场，在现场

07 there seems to be an accident in front of us.

咱们前面好像出车祸了。

语法提要

accident是可数名词，意为“意外事件，事故”，由于accident是以元音开头的单词，所以它前面的冠词要用an。in front of表示“在……前面”，应特别注意其与in the front of的区别，前者表示“在整个物体前面”，而后者表示“在物体内部的前面”。

08 was there anyone hurt?

有人受伤吗？

类似表达 did someone get hurt? / was there anyone injured?

09 the accident was due to driving under the influence of alcohol.

这场交通事故的起因是酒后驾驶。