Many People Die in Travel Accidents

許多人在交通意外中喪生


Introduction

Many people died in train and car accidents around the world. Many people were hurt in the United Kingdom.

全球許多人在火車與車禍中喪生。在英國也有許多人受傷。

Main Body

Two trains hit each other near Bedford in England. One driver died. About 100 people were hurt. Some people were very sick. The police are looking at the trains to find the problem.

在英國貝德福德附近有兩列火車相撞。一名司機喪生,約100人受傷,部分傷勢嚴重。警方正在調查火車以找出問題所在。

Other accidents happened in different countries. In the USA, a man drove the wrong way and died. In Australia, a young person and a truck driver died in two different crashes.

其他國家也發生了意外。在美國,一名男子因逆向行駛而喪生。在澳洲,一名年輕人與一名卡車司機在兩起不同的車禍中喪生。

In Hong Kong, a motorcycle hit a bus and the driver died. In Canada, one person died in a car crash. In Germany, a train fell off a bridge and one person died.

在香港,一部摩托車撞上公車,導致司機喪生。在加拿大,一名人在車禍中喪生。在德國,一列火車從橋上墜落,導致一人喪生。

Conclusion

Police in these countries are studying the accidents. They want to make travel safe.

這些國家的警方正在研究這些意外,他們希望讓交通變得更安全。

Vocabulary Learning

📍 Where did it happen?

Look at these patterns from the text. We use In + [Place] to show where something happens.

  • In England
  • In the USA
  • In Australia
  • In Hong Kong
  • In Canada
  • In Germany

🛠 How to use this:

If you want to talk about a city or a country, just put "In" first.

Pattern: In \rightarrow Place

Example: "I live in Spain." / "She works in New York."


⚠️ Word Alert: "Hurt" vs "Sick"

In the story, people were hurt (physical pain from the crash) or sick (not feeling well/medical emergency).

  • Hurt \rightarrow Broken bone or cut.
  • Sick \rightarrow Fever or illness.

Vocabulary Learning

accident (n.)
Something bad that happens by chance, like a car crash
Example:The car accident happened because of the rain.
hurt (adj.)
Feeling pain or having a physical injury
Example:The man was hurt in the accident.
problem (n.)
Something that is difficult to deal with or needs a solution
Example:The police want to find the problem with the train.
crash (n.)
An accident where two vehicles hit each other
Example:The car crash blocked the road for two hours.
studying (v.)
Looking at something carefully to understand it
Example:The police are studying the accident to see what happened.
Practice A2 words in a crossword