聽基礎(chǔ)單詞,練聽力第1期:讓人心驚的"Accident"
【今日基礎(chǔ)詞】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 hell didn’t you phone us to let us know
Translation】
A：很抱歉我沒有參加昨天的比賽，但是恐怕我當(dāng)時沒法參加。
B ：哦，難道你不認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在道歉有點晚了嗎?
A：我知道，但是我當(dāng)時真是無能為力。
B：說起來好聽，你當(dāng)時無能為力，但是就因為你我們輸?shù)袅吮荣悺?/p>
A：是的，我聽說了，我很抱歉。但是當(dāng)時在路上碰上了一樁交通事故，我陷入交通堵塞了。
B：但是你為什么不打電話告訴我們呢?
【Accident】
1)an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage (可數(shù)名詞);(交通)事故;意外遭遇;不測事件
例：He was killed in an accident. 他死于一次車禍。
One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers. 每七次交通事故就有一次是駕車者困倦造成的。
2)something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance (可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞)意外;偶然的事
例：Their early arrival was just an accident. 他們早到僅僅是偶然而已。
It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing. 男人擔(dān)任護(hù)理中大多數(shù)最重要的工作絕非偶然。
【拓展】by accident ： it happens completely by chance 偶然，意外的
如： We met by accident at the airport.
我們在機(jī)場不期而遇
