4-9: 交通意外事故
对话
This evening Steven and his wife Julia are talking about the traffic accident happened this afternoon.
晚上史蒂文和妻子茱莉娅正在讨论今天下午发生的交通事故。
Steven: Julia, Julia, Julia. My daring Julia, what's wrong with you?
史蒂文：茱莉娅，茱莉娅，茱莉娅。亲爱的茱莉娅，你没事吧？
Julia: Steven, are you talking to me?
茱莉娅：史蒂文，是你在和我说话吗？
Steven: Yes, I have called you three times. What makes you in a daze?
史蒂文：是啊，我已经叫了你3次了，是什么让你想得这么出神？
Julia: I was thinking about the accident I saw in the morning. I was petrified when two cars collided. I witnessed the traffic accident.
茱莉娅：我在想我今天早上看到的那起车祸，两车相撞的情景把我吓呆了。我目睹了那次交通事故。
Steven: Did someone get hurt?
史蒂文：有人受伤吗？
Julia: A driver died instantly. The other one was badly hurt. A poor boy called Peter was killed in the accident too.
茱莉娅：一个司机当场死亡，另外一个受重伤。一个名叫皮特的可怜男孩也丧生了。
Steven: What a terrible accident! Who should be responsible for this traffic accident?
史蒂文：这事故太可怕了，谁要为这场车祸负责呢？
Julia: I think both. They drove too fast. What's worse, one of them was drunk.
茱莉娅：我想双方都要吧，他们开得很快。更糟的是，其中一个还喝醉了。
Steven: Why do some guys like to drive so fast when they are drunk?
史蒂文：为什么有些家伙就是喜欢喝醉酒又开得很快呢？
Julia: I don’t understand. Maybe they feel they are okay and driving fast seems very cool.
茱莉娅：我也不懂，也许他们是认为自己能开吧，而且开快车似乎很酷。
daze vt. 使……茫然，使……眩目
collide vi. 碰撞，互撞，砥触
witness vt. 目击，经历，见证
instantly adv. 立即地，即刻地