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Upper-Intermediate - The Scene of the Accident (D0542)

A: 我開到路口的時候是綠燈,不過我還是減速、打
右轉向燈。沒想到,一輛助動車衝出來。她是直
行,速度比較快。我馬上剎車,可是還是撞了。
我記得撞車的時候她沒摔下來,但是等我下車,
她就一屁股坐在地上,又哭又鬧,說我把她撞傷
了。明明是她闖紅燈,違反交通規則,還要賴在
我身上 。我當時轉彎的時候速度只有二三十公
里,根本不可能撞倒她。
Wǒ kāi dào lùkǒu de shı́hou shı̀ lü ùdēng, bùguò wǒ háishi
jiǎnsù, dǎ yòu zhuǎnxiàngdēng. Méi xiǎngdào, yı̄ liàng zhù-
dòngchē chōng chūlai. Tā shı̀ zhı́xı́ng, sùdù bı̌jiào kuài. Wǒ
mǎshàng shāchē, kěshı̀ háishi zhuàng le. Wǒ jı̀de zhuàng-
chē de shı́hou tā méi shuāi xiàlai, dànshı̀ děng wǒ xiàchē,
tā jiù yı̄ pı̀gu zuò zài dı̀ shàng, yòu kū yòu nào, shuō wǒ
bǎ tā zhuàng shāng le. Mı́ngmı́ng shı̀ tā chuǎng hóngdēng,
wéifǎn jiāotōng guı̄zé, hái yào lài zài wǒ shēnshang. Wǒ
dāngshı́ zhuǎnwān de shı́hou sùdù zhı̌ yǒu èr sān shı́ gōng-
lı̌, gēnběn bù kěnéng zhuàngdǎo tā.
When I drove up to the intersection the light was green, but
I still slowed down, and put on my right turn blinker. I never
thought an electric bike would come out of nowhere. She
was going straight, at a rather high speed. I braked imme-
diately, but I still hit her. I remember when I hit her bike
she didn’t fall off, but after I got out of my car, she set her
butt right on the ground, crying and making a fuss, saying I
injured her. She’s clearly the one that ran a red light, break-
ing the law, and now she wants to pin it on me. At the time
I was turning, my speed was only 20 or 30 kilometers per
hour. There’s no way I could have knocked her over.

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B: 我當時騎助動車直行。要穿馬路的時候,我仔細
看過,綠燈剛變成黃燈,當時在我前面的車都過
去了。我也加速沖過去,而且一直按喇叭。沒想
到一輛奧迪右轉,速度飛快。他根本沒減速,反
而是加速。我一點都來不及反應,就撞上去了。
他這麼快的車速,又是這麼大的車,我一下子就
連人帶車摔到地上了。
Wǒ dāngshı́ qı́ zhùdòngchē zhı́xı́ng. Yào chuān mǎlù de
shı́hou, wǒ zı̌xı̀ kàn guo, lü ùdēng gāng biànchéng huáng-
dēng, dāngshı́ zài wǒ qiánmian de chē dōu guòqù le. Wǒ
yě jiāsù chōng guòqu, érqiě hái yı̄zhı́ àn lǎba. Méi xiǎngdào
yı̄ liàng Àodı́ yòuzhuǎn, sùdù fēikuài. Tā gēnběn méi jiǎn-
sù, fǎnér shı̀ jiāsù. Wǒ yı̄diǎn dū láibujı́ fǎnyı̀ng, jiù zhuàng
shàngqu le. Tā zhème kuài de chēsù, yòu shı̀ zhème dà de
chē, wǒ yı̄xiàzi jiù lián rén dài chē shuāi dào dı̀ shàng le.
I was riding my electric bike, going straight. When I needed
to cross the street I looked carefully, and the green light had
just turned yellow. The cars in front of me all went ahead. I
also sped up to go through, and I was continuously blowing
my horn. I never imagined an Audi would make a right turn,
and at a blinding speed. He never slowed down – he sped
up. I had no time at all to react, and I ran into him. He
was going so fast, and it was such a big car, that I was
immediately thrown to the ground along with my bike.

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C: 出事的時候我就站在路口,看得一清二楚。當時
一輛小轎車右轉彎,沒有按喇叭,“嗚”的一下
就轉了。誰曉得一輛助動車也開過來,速度也很
快。他們就撞上了。我第一次看見撞車,心裡怕
得很。我想這下壞了,可能撞死人了。我趕快跑
過去,看到那個騎車的小姑娘摔在地上,還好人
沒事。開車子的男人後來也下來了。他們兩個都
開得快,硬碰硬就撞了。
Chūshı̀ de shı́hou wǒ jiù zhànzài lùkǒu, kàn de yı̄qı̄ngèr-
chǔ. Dāngshı́ yı̄ liàng xiǎojiàochē yòu zhuǎnwān, méiyǒu
àn lǎba, ” wū ” de yı̄xià jiù zhuǎn le. Shéi xiǎode yı̄ liàng
zhùdòngchē yě kāi guòlai, sùdù yě hěn kuài. Tāmen jiù
zhuàngshàng le. Wǒ dı̀ yı̄ cı̀ kànjiàn zhuàngchē, xı̄nlı̌ pà de
hěn. Wǒ xiǎng zhèxià huài le, kěnéng zhuàngsı̌ rén le. Wǒ
gǎnkuài pǎo guòqu, kàndào nàge qı́chē de xiǎo gūniang
shuāi zài dı̀ shàng, hái hǎo rén méishı̀. Kāi chēzi de nánrén
hòulái yě xiàlai le. Tāmen liǎng ge dōu kāi de kuài, yı̀ng-
pèngyı̀ng jiù zhuàng le.
When the accident happened I was standing at the inter-
section, and I saw everything clear as day. A small car was
turning right, didn’t blow its horn, and ”whoosh” just made
a turn. Who knew an electric bike would also drive up, and
at a really high speed. They just hit each other. It was the
first time I ever saw a car accident. I was scared out of my
wits. I thought it must be bad, maybe someone died in the
crash. I hurried right over and saw the girl on the bike had
been knocked to the ground. Good thing she was OK. Then
the man driving the car got out. They were both driving very
fast, metal hit metal, and it was a crash.

Key Vocabulary

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減速 / jiǎnsù to slow down

右轉向燈 yòu zhuǎnxiàng- right turn signal


/ dēng

助動車 / zhùdòngchē hybrid bike-motorbike

直行 / zhı́xı́ng to go straight

剎車 / shāchē to brake

撞車 / zhuàngchē to crash (a vehicle)

又哭又鬧 yòu kū yòu nào to cry and cause a


/ commotion

闖紅燈 / chuǎng hóng- to run a red light


dēng

賴/ lài to blame; to deny error

加速 / jiāsù to accelerate

反應 / fǎnyı̀ng to react

連人帶車 lián rén dài chē the person together


/ with the vehicle

一清二楚 yı̄qı̄ngèrchǔ to be very clear about


/ something

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曉得 / xiǎode to know; to be aware

出事 / chūshı̀ to have an accident

硬碰硬 / yı̀ngpèngyı̀ng to collide with force

Supplementary Vocabulary

油門 yóumén accelerator; throttle

倒車 dàochē to back up a vehicle

後視鏡 hòushı̀jı̀ng rearview mirror

超車 chāochē to pass a vehicle; to


overtake

搶道 qiǎngdào to cut off another


driver

超速 chāosù to exceed the speed


limit

目擊者 mùjı̄zhě eyewitness

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