Web China: Bus driver's heroic act moves many

 BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A bus driver who saved 24 of his passengers after being fatally injured by a piece of metal that flew through his bus's windshield has garnered¹ praise for his selfless deed.

Wu Bin², a 48-year-old bus driver from east China's city of Hangzhou, died of his wounds on Friday, three days after a sheet of metal flew through the windshield of his bus while he was driving from the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province to Hangzhou.

Although the sheet of metal severely³ injured Wu, a surveillance video shows him stopping the bus, turning on the hazard lights, putting on the parking brake and advising the passengers to remain seated before collapsing⁴ from his injuries.

"I didn't realize what had happened until I saw the blood-covered driver and the smashed windshield," said a passenger surnamed Zhou, who was sleeping on the bus when a loud noise awoke him.

"The incident could've turned into a traffic accident resulting in major casualties without his heroic efforts and professional ethics," Zhou said.

Local police in Wuxi are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Millions of netizens have shown their respect for Wu on major microblogging sites like Sina Weibo and QQ.com, asking authorities to find out how the accident happened and to take care of Wu's relatives.

Wu's sister Wu Bing said that while her brother is an "ordinary person," the actions he took near the end of his life made her family proud of him.

Wu's colleagues were impressed, but not surprised, to hear about Wu's deed.

"The details of his daily work show the quality of his work, as well as demonstrate his strong sense of responsibility," said Yu Wei, another bus driver and fellow employee of the Hangzhou Long-distance Passenger Transportation Company.

The company said Wu drove safely for over one million km without any traffic accidents or complaints from passengers.

Doctor Fang⁵ Zheng, who treated Wu at the No. 101 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Wuxi, said he was surprised that Wu was able to stop the bus and direct the passengers, considering the massive amount of pain he was in at the time.

"His liver was seriously damaged and three ribs⁶ were broken. In such circumstances, he would be in great pain. I'm amazed that he could do that," Fang said.

"Heroes are not just those people who have superpowers, but regular people who do good deeds day after day," wrote microblogger Wang Wenhe on QQ.com.

1 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

4 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

5 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

6 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。