流畅英语口语教程1 Track 133

A lucky escape

The day started badly. I woke up late because I forgot about the alarm clock the night before. I got dressed in five minutes, and called a taxi to go to the airport. Thirty minutes later the taxi had still not arrived. I called the taxi company and they explained that the taxi had broken down. So I decided¹ to take my own car to heal² through, picked my bag and left the house. But when I got in the car, the engine wouldn't start. I realized that I left the headlines on last night. I decided to try the taxi company again. But when I put my hand in my pocket, my telephone wasn't there. I had lefted it in the kitchen. So I went back inside to get it. I opened the door, and could hear the radio, which I forgot to switch³ off.

"This is the BBC⁴ news at eight o'clock on Sunday the seventh of April." I heard.

"Eight o'clock?" I thought. "But it's only seven o'clock!"

And I looked at my watch to check. Suddenly I remembered,it was eight o'clock! The clock had changed that weekend!

There was no point going to the airport now. The plane had already taken off! But as I sat there listening to the news, I realized how lucky I had been! A plane had crashed just after taken off his road and I was feared at two hundred and seventeen people abroad are died.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。

3 switch   

n.开关，电闸，转换，软枝；vt.转变，切换，摆动，转换，使转轨；vi.转换，变换，摆动

参考例句：

• The switch on the wall was beyond the baby's reach.墙上的开关小孩子是够不到的。
• There's been a switch in our plans.我们的计划改变了。

4 BBC   

abbr.（=British Broadcasting Corporation）英国广播公司

参考例句：

• She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
• The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。