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Tesla Driver Falls to Death after Crash

特斯拉駕駛落橋身亡

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Tesla Driver Falls to Death after Crash
頭暈直下十六米
A Tesla driver fell to his death off the edge of a highway after a road accident on the afternoon of November 24.
有一名特斯拉駕駛在十一月二十四日下午發生車禍,之後從高速公路的路邊跌落身亡。
edge(n.)=verge邊緣highway=freeway高速公路accident(n.)意外事故
The 23-year-old driver, surnamed Hua, was test-driving a Tesla with a Tesla salesperson and a South Korean female passenger.
二十三歲的華姓駕駛當時試駕著一輛特斯拉,並載著特斯拉的業務員和一名南韓籍的女性乘客。
surname(v.)以什麼為姓氏test-driving試駕salesperson(n.)業務passenger(n.)乘客
At around 1:15 p.m., he was about to exit National freeway 1 via an off-ramp when, BAM!, the car crashed into the center divider and then the highway fence.
在下午一點十五分左右,他正準備下匝道離開國道一號時,突然間碰的一聲,車子撞上中央分隔島,接著撞上護欄。
be about to+RV即將exit(v., n.)離開、出口off-ramp匝道、引路center divider分隔島fence(n.)護欄
After he was pulled from the car wreck by the driver of another vehicle, he was seen talking to his family on his cellphone, saying that he had had an accident and was feeling dizzy.
他被路過的駕駛拉出毀損的車輛後,有人看到他用手機跟家人談話,說自己發生意外並感到頭暈。
pull(v.)拉出、被動wreck(n.)嚴重損毀的交通工具、train wreck完全大失敗vehicle(n.)陸上交通工具、road vehicle道路交通工具dizzy(adj.)暈眩的
A short while later, he fell over the guardrail into a park some 16 meters below the scene of the crash.
不久便從事故現場的護欄跌落約十六公尺下方的公園。
fall over掉落guardrail(n.)護欄scene(n.)場景
A witness saw him trying to catch hold of the guardrail before his fall.
目擊證人表示,他跌落前試圖抓住護欄。
witness(n., v.)目擊者、目擊catch hold of抓住
He died before the ambulance arrived.
他在救護車抵達前就身亡。
The two passengers in the car were much luckier.
車內的兩名乘客就幸運多了。
They survived the crash and remained conscious while firefighters helped them out of the car.
他們從意外中生還,消防隊員將他們拉出車外時,他們的意識還很清楚。
survive(v.)存活remain conscious保持清醒
They were sent to Neihu Tri-Services General Hospital shortly afterward.
不久便送往內湖三軍總醫院。
shortly afterward不久之後
Police are still looking into the reason for Hua’s fall, as well as the cause of the crash.
警方還在調查華男跌落的原因以及車禍的起因。
look into=investigate調查

📚 重點單字片語

fall-fell-fallen(v.)
墜落
crash(n., v.)
撞擊
edge(n.)=verge
邊緣
highway=freeway
高速公路
accident(n.)
意外事故
surname(v.)
以什麼為姓氏
test-driving
試駕
salesperson(n.)
業務
passenger(n.)
乘客
be about to+RV
即將
exit(v., n.)
離開、出口
off-ramp
匝道、引路
center divider
分隔島
fence(n.)
護欄
pull(v.)
拉出、被動
wreck(n.)
嚴重損毀的交通工具、train wreck完全大失敗
vehicle(n.)
陸上交通工具、road vehicle道路交通工具
dizzy(adj.)
暈眩的
fall over
掉落
guardrail(n.)
護欄
scene(n.)
場景
witness(n., v.)
目擊者、目擊
catch hold of
抓住
survive(v.)
存活
remain conscious
保持清醒
shortly afterward
不久之後
look into=investigate
調查
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