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Don’t Walk on the Right-hand Side

走路別靠右邊

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Don’t Walk on the Right-hand Side
左行減少意外
Are you still walking on the right side of the road?
你還在靠右走嗎?
Beware… the right side may be the wrong side to walk on, according to the latest study.
小心,根據最新的研究指出在路上靠右邊走也許是錯誤的。
beware小心注意、beware of pickpockets小心扒手、be aware of對…有意識、be aware of environmental issues對環保議題有意識latest(adj.)最新的study(n.)研究
Walking on the left side of the road in order to face the oncoming traffic can reduce the chance of an accident occurring.
要靠著左邊走好面對車流才能降低意外的發生。
face(v.)面向oncoming(adj.)迎面而來的、即將到來的traffic(n.)車流、來車reduce(v.)減少=loweraccident意外occur(v.)發生
Professor Bai Chi-wei’s team from Taipei Medical University analyzed the data of traffic accidents from 2011 to 2016;
台北醫學大學的白志偉教授團隊分析了2011年到2016年的交通事故資料;
analyze(v.)分析、analyst(n.)分析師、analysis(n.)分析data(pl.)資料、datum(n.)、big data analysis大數據分析
they discovered that nearly 75% of all the accidents happened when pedestrians were walking on the right side of the road.
發現有將近百分之七十五的意外事故發生在靠右行的行人上。
discover=find out發現nearly=almost將近pedestrian(n.)行人
They also pointed out that there are several advantages of walking against the traffic flow.
他們也指出逆著車流走有許多優點。
point out指出advantage(n.)優點=pro、disadvantage(n.)缺點=contraffic flow車流
Pedestrians can see cars coming, and drivers can have more time to react and slow down to avoid serious accidents.
首先,行人能夠看到來車,而駕駛人也有比較多的時間能夠反應並減速來避免交通意外發生。
react(v.)反應slow down放慢速度avoid(v.)避免+n. or Ving
When pedestrians walk on roads that have only dim lights, it is no doubt safer for them to walk on the left side.
當行走在較為昏暗的路段時,靠左走更是比較安全的作法。
dim lights昏暗的光線no doubt=absolutely無疑地
The team urged the authorities to create new legislation and to draw public attention to the issue.
白教授的團隊呼籲政府要立法,讓大眾了解到靠左走的重要性,
urge sb. to do sth.呼籲、敦促某人去做=call on sb. to do sth.legislation(n.)立法=lawdraw public attention to sth.讓大眾注意到=make public pay attention to
With more people walking on the left side of the road, it will help ensure the safety of both drivers and pedestrians.
有更多人靠左行,就能打造一個讓行人以及駕駛人都更安全的用路環境。
ensure(v.)確保、保證

📚 重點單字片語

right-hand side
右手邊、a right-handed person右撇子=a right-hander、a left-handed person左撇子=a left-hander
beware
小心注意、beware of pickpockets小心扒手、be aware of對…有意識、be aware of environmental issues對環保議題有意識
latest(adj.)
最新的
study(n.)
研究
face(v.)
面向
oncoming(adj.)
迎面而來的、即將到來的
traffic(n.)
車流、來車
reduce(v.)
減少=lower
accident
意外
occur(v.)
發生
analyze(v.)
分析、analyst(n.)分析師、analysis(n.)分析
data(pl.)
資料、datum(n.)、big data analysis大數據分析
discover=find out
發現
nearly=almost
將近
pedestrian(n.)
行人
point out
指出
advantage(n.)
優點=pro、disadvantage(n.)缺點=con
traffic flow
車流
react(v.)
反應
slow down
放慢速度
avoid(v.)
避免+n. or Ving
dim lights
昏暗的光線
no doubt=absolutely
無疑地
urge sb. to do sth.
呼籲、敦促某人去做=call on sb. to do sth.
legislation(n.)
立法=law
draw public attention to sth.
讓大眾注意到=make public pay attention to
ensure(v.)
確保、保證
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