Many Car and Bus Accidents Around the World

全球各地發生多起汽車與公車事故


Introduction

Many car and bus accidents happened in different places. Some people died and some people got hurt.

不同地方發生了許多汽車與公車事故,造成部分人士死亡及受傷。

Main Body

In Mumbai, a bus hit 14 cars. Four people were hurt. The driver said the brakes did not work. Now, the city wants to check the private buses and the drivers.

在孟買,一輛公車撞了 14 輛汽車,造成四人受傷。司機表示煞車失靈。目前市政府希望檢查私人公車及其駕駛員。

In Chandigarh, an electric bus lost two tires while it was moving. No one was hurt. In Uttar Pradesh, a car hit a truck. Four people died.

在錢德加爾,一輛電動公車在行駛過程中掉了兩個輪胎,無人受傷。在北方邦,一輛汽車撞上貨車,造成四人死亡。

Other accidents happened in the USA and Northern Ireland. In Punjab, two trucks hit each other and blocked the road for four hours. In another place, a car turned over because of an animal.

美國與北愛爾蘭也發生了其他事故。在旁遮普,兩輛貨車相撞導致道路封鎖四小時。在另一個地方,一輛汽車因動物闖入而翻覆。

Conclusion

These accidents happened because of bad cars, bad driving, and animals on the road.

這些事故是由於車輛狀況不佳、駕駛不慎以及道路上有動物而引起的。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Past' Secret

To talk about things that already happened, we often change the end of the word.

How it works:

  • happen \rightarrow happened
  • block \rightarrow blocked

Wait! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely:

  • hit \rightarrow hit (stays the same!)
  • die \rightarrow died
  • get \rightarrow got

Quick Guide for A2: If you see -ed, the action is finished. If you see got, it is the past of 'get'.


Useful Word Pairings from the text:

  • Bad \rightarrow driving
  • Private \rightarrow buses
  • Electric \rightarrow bus

Vocabulary Learning

accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance and often hurts people
Example:The car accident happened because of the rain.
hurt (adj.)
Feeling pain in the body
Example:He was hurt in the bus crash.
brakes (n.)
The part of a car used to stop it
Example:The driver pushed the brakes to stop the car.
private (adj.)
Owned by a person or company, not by the government
Example:He drives a private car to work.
blocked (v.)
To stop something from moving through a space
Example:The big truck blocked the road.
turned over (v.)
To flip or roll onto the side or back
Example:The car turned over after it hit the tree.
Practice A2 words in a crossword