北师大版高中英语模块4--Unit 11 The Media Lesson 4-2

[00:00.85]B More than 30 astronomers¹
[00:03.88]on a sightseeing trip
[00:04.97]to the museum of science had an amazing escape,
[00:07.92]after their trolleybus crashed
[00:09.48]into a greengrocer's truck on Park Avenue².
[00:12.71]The accident, which took place in Kingston,
[00:14.98]a town southwest of London,
[00:16.87]happened because of the fog.
[00:18.82]The 60-year-old driver of the truck
[00:20.60]did not know that he was parked
[00:22.13]in the way of the trolleybus.
[00:23.93]When the driver finally discovered
[00:25.59]the trolleybus coming towards him
[00:27.44]through the fog,
[00:28.19]he tried to move but his tyres³ got stuck
[00:30.65]in the muddy⁴ ground.
[00:32.28]At the last minute,he jumped out of the truck,
[00:35.10]hurting his ankle,before the trolleybus crashed
[00:38.92]into the truck, pushing it 20 yards.
[00:41.38]"I would have been killed
[00:42.07]if I'd stayed in the truck,"he said afterwards.
[00:45.21]A spokesman⁵ for the police said,
[00:47.03]"It's amazing that no one was badly hurt.
[00:49.83]When we arrived at the scence,
[00:51.15]we called an ambulance
[00:52.21]as we saw blood everywhere.
[00:54.05]We soon realized, however,
[00:55.55]that the blood was really strawberry juice!
[00:58.17]The greengrocer's truck had been carrying
[00:59.79]a load of fresh strawberries."
[01:01.97]He praised the bravery of the astronomers
[01:03.63]who were helped out of the windows
[01:05.26]of the trolleybus by firemen.
[01:06.67]

1 astronomers   

n.天文学者，天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 avenue   

n.林荫道；大街；途径，手段

参考例句：

• This is a shady avenue.这是条林阴大道。
• He drove slowly.The avenue was crowded with people.他慢慢地开车，因为大街上挤满了人。

3 tyres   

n.轮胎( tyre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• acrid smoke from burning tyres 燃烧轮胎产生的刺鼻气味
• Overinflated tyres burst more easily. 充气过量的轮胎更容易爆裂。

4 muddy   

adj.泥泞的，污的，肮脏的；vt.使污浊，使沾上泥污

参考例句：

• The road is very muddy.这条路非常泥泞。
• They passed a muddy track through the forest.他们穿过森林的泥泞小路。

5 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。