【英语趣味课堂】事故-The Accident

 So, a funny story then, about my brother. First of all, he's my twin brother, so he's the same age as me, 26, and when we were, I think, 8 years old, it was during the summer. It was a very, very hot day, so all the windows in the house were open, and we decided¹ to play hide and seek, so my brother, Daniel, he goes upstairs and he sits by the window, on the window ledge², and he's waiting for us to come and find him, so he leans back, but not realizing the window's open he falls out of the window, so he falls about 15 feet and he break both of his arms and all we hear is this screaming and we think, ah you know, he's just kidding around and them my mom goes out and sees that he's lying on the floor, one bone sticking out of one arm, the other one's all twisted, so we call the ambulance and everyone's crying. My mom is being sick with the shock, and he goes to hospital. We were really, really worried, you know, is he going to die, or whatever, and he was fine. He broke both his arms but he was in hospital for about two weeks I think. Yeah, it was really nasty³. He's got a horrible scar⁴ now. 

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hide and seek

 

We decided to play hide and seek.

 

'Hide and seek' is a game for children where one person hides and the other person tries to find him.  Notice the following:

 

We played hide and seek all day in the woods.

Do you ever play hide and seek at night?

window ledge

 

He sits by the window, on the window ledge.

 

A 'window ledge' is the bottom edge of the window that sticks out a little from a house.  Notice the following:

 

Should we put lights around the window ledge?

The beautiful plant that you bought me is over on the window ledge.

lean back

 

He leans back.

 

To 'lean back' is to move the upper part of your body back and down, or to begin to recline.  Notice the following:

 

Don't lean back too far or you will fall.

Just lean back and relax.

nasty

 

The accident was really nasty.

 

'Nasty' is word that can mean 'terrible' or 'disgusting.'  Notice the following:

 

The food he made was really nasty.

There were a few really nasty scenes in the movie.

scar

 

He's got a horrible scar now.

 

If you have a really bad cut or burn on your skin there will be a mark after it heals⁵, that mark is a 'scar.'  Notice the following:

 

Do you think I will have a scar from this cut?

She has a big scar on her leg from a motorcycle burn.

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。

3 nasty   

adj.令人讨厌的，困难的，恶劣的，下流的

参考例句：

• She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
• When this material burns，it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。

4 scar   

n.伤疤，伤痕，创伤

参考例句：

• This scar is from the bite of a dog.这是狗咬后留下的伤疤。
• The tragedy left a scar on her mind.这个悲剧给她造成精神上的创伤。

5 heals   

v.（使）愈合( heal的第三人称单数 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• A clean cut heals quickly. 未受感染的伤口瘉合得快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Time heals all sorrows. 时间会治愈一切忧伤。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》