听基础单词,练听力第1期:让人心惊的"Accident"

【今日基础词】Accident

【Transcript】

A: I’m so sorry I failed to take part in the match yesterday, but I wasn’t able to, I’m afraid.

B: Well, don’t you think it’s a bit late to be sorry now?

A:I know that, but there was very little I could do about it.

B: It’s all very well saying that there was very little you could do about it, but because of you we lost the game!

A: Yes, I heard, and I am sorry, but there was an accident on the way and I got stuck in the traffic.

B: But why the hell¹ didn’t you phone us to let us know
 

Translation】

A：很抱歉我没有参加昨天的比赛，但是恐怕我当时没法参加。

B ：哦，难道你不认为现在道歉有点晚了吗？

A：我知道，但是我当时真是无能为力。

B：说起来好听，你当时无能为力，但是就因为你我们输掉了比赛。

A：是的，我听说了，我很抱歉。但是当时在路上碰上了一桩交通事故，我陷入交通堵塞了。

B：但是你为什么不打电话告诉我们呢？
Accident】

1）an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly² and causes injury or damage （可数名词）；（交通）事故；意外遭遇；不测事件

例：He was killed in an accident. 他死于一次车祸。
One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers. 每七次交通事故就有一次是驾车者困倦造成的。

2）something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance （可数或不可数名词）意外；偶然的事

例：Their early arrival was just an accident. 他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing. 男人担任护理中大多数最重要的工作绝非偶然。

【拓展】by accident ： it happens completely by chance 偶然，意外的

如： We met by accident at the airport.
我们在机场不期而遇
 

1 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

2 unexpectedly   

adv.未料到地，意外地；竟；居然；骤然

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning. 火山一早突然爆发了。
• I had just put the dinner on when Jim walked in unexpectedly. 我刚把晚饭摆上桌，吉姆突然走进来。