慢速英语短文听力 巴士事故

A Bus Accident

巴士事故

There was a bus accident. The bus accident was near a dam. The bus ran off the road. The bus tipped over. Two people died. Eight people were hurt. The bus driver was going too fast. The road is a two-lane road. It is a narrow road. It isn’t a wide road. The road is not straight. It bends a lot. It curves¹ a lot. The road looks like a snake. The speed limit is 25 mph. The bus was going 50 mph. The passengers were afraid. The bus ran into a guard rail. Then the bus tipped over. Passengers yelled². Passengers screamed. Passengers fell down. Passengers fell on other passengers. Luggage flew through the air. Luggage hit people. Luggage hit people in the face. Luggage hit people in the head. The windows broke. The windshield broke. Glass was everywhere. Bodies were everywhere. Luggage was everywhere. The ambulances came. They took people to the hospital. The police came. They took the driver to jail³.

这是一起巴士事故。事故地点靠近河堤。巴士冲出了公路。它被掀翻了。两人死亡。八人受伤。巴士司机的驾驶速度过快。这条公路有两条道。这是一条很短的路。不是宽马路。马路也不是直的。是弯弯曲曲。蜿蜒曲折的。这条路像一条蛇。限速25公里。巴士行驶速度为50公里。乘客很害怕。巴士撞上了护栏。之后被掀翻了。乘客惊呼。乘客尖叫。乘客摔倒了。一些乘客摔在了其他乘客身上。行李在空中飞舞。行李砸到了人。砸到了人们的脸。砸到了人们的头。窗户破碎了。挡风玻璃破碎了。玻璃到处都是。尸体到处都是。行李到处都是。救护车来了。将乘客运往医院。警察来了。他们将司机送进了监狱。

1 curves   

n.曲线( curve的名词复数 )；弧线；曲线状物；弯曲物v.（使）弯成弧形( curve的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She was wearing a low strapless dress that hugged her curves cleverly. 她身穿一件紧贴着她的身体的曲线的低胸露肩连衣裙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road. 汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。