听遍美国之空难性新闻[1]:Tragic Accident at Los Angeles School

听遍美国之空难性新闻[1]:Tragic Accident at Los Angeles School

 From ABC news I’m Paul James, an out of control car plows²(1) into a group of school children in Los Angeles. ABC’s Stephen Tubbs is live(2) at the scene. At this point it’s being called a tragic(3) accident(4), a woman in her sixties came to pick up her granddaughter this afternoon. Instead of hitting the brakes【刹车】though, in the school parking lot she hit the accelerator【加速器】. Eighteen people taken to the hospital, mostly kids, 4 critically hurt, eleven with minor³(5) injuries(6). Three teachers were also seriously wounded. School at the Westminster Academy Christian⁴ School here in at Eagle Rock, which is northeast of downtown LA, has been cancelled for tomorrow and four police say at this point charges(7) against the driver will not be filed【申请】. ABC’s Stephen Tubbs live at the scene in Los Angeles. You are listening ABC news.

听音瓶颈词汇

1. plow¹ []v.冲入
2. live[]adj.现场的
3. tragic[]adj.悲剧的
4. accident []n.事故
5. minor []adj.次要的；不严重的
6. injury[]n.受伤
7. charge []n.指控；控告

听音高级短语

out of control 失去控制
pick up   接(某人)
instead of  不…而…

听音超级句型

An out of control car plows into…
一辆失去控制的小车冲进…

…is live at the scene.
…正在现场报道。

 

1 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

2 plows   

n.犁( plow的名词复数 )；犁型铲雪机v.耕( plow的第三人称单数 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• Alex and Tony were turning awkward hands to plows and hoe handles. 亚历克斯和托尼在犁耙等农活方面都几乎变成新手了。
• Plows are still pulled by oxen in some countries. 在一些国家犁头仍由牛拖拉。

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

4 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。