美文欣赏-浪漫之都?巴黎
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ah, beautiful paris. for centuries this city has attracted the admiration of the world. the allure and charm of paris captivate all who visit there.
啊,美丽的巴黎!几世纪来,这个城市吸引了整个世界的崇拜。巴黎的诱惑与魅力吸引了所有到此游玩的人。
where can you discover the charm of paris for yourself? is it in the legacy of all the french rulers who worked to beautify their beloved city? is it in the famous castles, palaces, statues and monuments, such as the eiffel tower? can you find it in the world-class museums, such as the louvre? perhaps paris' allure lies in the zest and style of the parisians.
你在哪里可以找到巴黎对你自己的吸引力呢?是否是在历任的法国统治者们在美化他所钟爱的城市所留下?的遗产里?还是在那些有名的城堡、皇宫雕像和纪念碑例如艾菲尔铁塔之中?你能否在世界一流的博物馆,倒如卢浮宫中找着呢?或许巴黎的诱惑力在于巴黎人的特殊品味和风格。
when you visit paris, you don't have to spend all of your time visiting museums and monuments. they are certainly worthy of your time, but ignore them for a day. first take some time to look around and experience life in paris. you'll find it charming.
当你到巴黎游玩时,?把时间全都花在看博物馆和纪念碑上面。它们当然很值得你花时间,但今天先忘掉它们。首先来四处看看,并体验一下巴黎的生活。你会发现它的迷人之处。
take a stroll along the seine river. browse through the art vendors, colorful paintings. peek through delicate iron gates at the well-kept gardens. watch closely for the french attention to detail that has made france synonymous with good taste. you will see it in the design of a doorway or arch and in the little fountains and quaint balconies. no matter where you look, you will find everyday objects transformed into works by art.
沿著塞纳河漫步。浏览艺术家们丰富色彩的绘画,透过那些精致的铁门,向?偷?那些精心照看的花园。仔细留心法国人对于细节的留心。这使得法国成为"好品味"同义字。你可以在门廊或拱门以及小喷泉和古怪有趣的走廊的设计上看见。不管你往哪里看,你都可以发现日常物品已经变成了艺术品。
spend some time in a quiet park relaxing on an old bench. lie on your back on the green grass. when you need refreshment, try coffee and pastries at a sidewalk cafe. strike up a conversation with a parisian. this isn't always easy, though. with such a large international population living in paris, true natives are hard to find these days.
花些时间,在一个安静的公园里面的旧板凳上轻松地休息。躺在青草地上。想吃点心的时候,尝尝路边咖啡店的咖啡及点心。找一个巴黎人展开一段会话,但这也不太容易。有这么大的国际人口居住在此地。在这个年头要找到一个真正当地的巴黎人是很难的。
as evening comes to paris, enchantment rises with the mist over the riverfront. you may hear music from an outdoor concert nearby: classical, jazz, opera or chansons, those french folk songs. parisians love their music. the starry sky is their auditorium. you can also hear concerts in the chateaux and cathedrals. in paris the music never ends.
巴黎到了傍晚时分,随着码头上的雾气升起,巴黎的诱惑力也随之而起。你也会听到附近室外音乐会所演奏的乐曲。古典、爵士、歌剧或是香颂、即法国的民歌。巴黎人热爱自己的音乐,繁星点缀的天空,就是他们演奏的大礼堂。你也可以在皇宫或教堂里聆听音乐会。在巴黎,音乐是不会停止的。
don't miss the highlight of paris evening: eating out. parisians are proud of their cuisine. and rightly so; it's world famous. gourmet dining is one of the indispensable joys of living. you need a special guidebook to help you choose one of the hundreds of excellent restaurants. the capital of france boasts every regional specialty, cheese and wine the country has to offer. if you don't know what to order, ask for the suggested menu. the chef likes to showcase his best dishes there. remember, you haven't tasted the true flavor of france until you've dined at a french restaurant in paris.
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想笑就笑-父亲在哪 Where's the father
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Where is the father?
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!"
"Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?"
The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, "Obviously he was painting the pictures."
兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。
"看,"哥哥说,"这些画多漂亮呀!"
"是啊,"弟弟说道,"可是在所有这些画中,只有妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢?"
哥哥想了一会儿,然后解释道:"很明显,他当时正在画这些画呗。"
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双语故事-一群二流子
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The Pack of Scoundrels
The rooster said to the hen, "Now is the time when the nuts are getting ripe. Let us go up the mountain together, and for once eat our fill, before the squirrel takes them all away."
"Yes," answered the hen. "Come, let us go and have some fun together.
Together they went up the mountain, and since it was a clear day, they stayed until evening.
Now I don't know whether it was because they had overeaten, or they were just in high spirits, but -- to make a long story short -- they did not want to go back home on foot, so the rooster had to make a little carriage out of nutshells.
When it was finished, the hen sat down in it and said to the rooster, "You can hitch yourself to it."
"You are dreaming!" said the rooster. "I would rather go home on foot than have myself hitched up. That was not our agreement. I want to be the coachman and sit in the driver's seat. I am not going to pull it."
While they were quarreling about this, a duck came quacking by. "You thieves, who invited you to my nut mountain? Wait! You'll be sorry!" And with an open beak she attacked the rooster.
The rooster did not take this lying down. Jumping furiously onto the duck, he hacked at her so fiercely with one of his spurs that she begged for mercy, and as punishment she had to accept being hitched to the carriage.
So the rooster sat in the driver's seat and was the coachman, and away they sped.
"Run, duck! Run as fast as you can!"
After they had traveled a little way they met two people on foot, a pin and a needle.
"Stop! Stop!" shouted the pin and the needle, saying that soon it would be pitch dark, and they would not be able to walk another step. Moreover, the road was very dirty. They asked if they would not be able to climb inside for a little way, explaining that they had been at the tailor's tavern just outside the town gate, and that they had sat there too long over their beer.
Seeing that they were thin people and would not take up much room, the rooster let them both climb in, although they did have to promise that they would not step on his or on the hen's feet.
Late that evening they came to an inn, where they turned in, not wanting to drive any further into the night. Furthermore, the duck's feet were not doing well, and she was waddling from one side to the other.
At first the innkeeper did not want to receive them. He said that his inn was already full, but he was also thinking that these were not very respectable people. They begged him with their kindest words, offering to give him the egg that the hen had laid on the way, and telling him that he could keep the duck, who laid an egg every day. Finally he said that they could spend the night there.
They ordered food and drink, and had a high time.
Early the next morning, just as it was getting light, and everyone was still asleep, the rooster woke up the hen. They got the egg, pecked it open, and ate it together, throwing the shells into the fireplace. Then they went to the needle, who was still asleep, grabbed it by the head, and stuck it into the innkeeper's seat cushion. They stuck the pin into his towel, and then without further ado they fled across the heath.
The duck, who preferred to sleep under the open sky, had spent the night in the courtyard, and she heard them sneaking away. She forced herself to wake up, found a brook, and swam away downstream, much faster than she had traveled in front of the carriage.
A few hours later the innkeeper climbed out of the feathers, washed himself, and started to dry off on the towel when the pin went across his face, leaving a red streak from one ear to the other. Then he went into the kitchen. He wanted to light his pipe, but as he approached the fireplace, the eggshells sprang into his eyes.
"Everything is after my head today," he said, sitting down crossly in the grandfather chair, but he jumped up immediately, shouting, "Ouch!" The needle had stuck him even worse, and not in the head.
Now he was totally angry. Suspecting the guests who had arrived so late yesterday evening, he went to look for them, but they were gone.
He then vowed never again to take in such a pack of scoundrels who eat and drink a lot, pay nothing, and for thanks play mean tricks.
有一次,公鸡对母鸡说:「现在正是核桃成熟的时候,我们要趁着松鼠还没有把核桃全部吃完,赶紧进山去吃个够。」「对呀,」母鸡答道,「走吧,我们可以好好地享受享受。」?们於是就上了山,而且因为天气晴朗,一直在山上呆到天黑。不知道?们究竟是因为吃多了撑着呢,还是因为?们突然变得心高气傲起来,?们竟然不愿意步行回家。公鸡用核桃壳做了一辆小车。车子做好后,小母鸡坐了上去对公鸡说:「你只管在前面拉车吧。」「让我拉车?」公鸡嚷了起来,「我宁愿步行回家也不愿意拉车。不行,我决不答应!要我坐在车上当个车?还可以,可要我拉车,这根本不可能。」
就在?们这样争论的时候,一只鸭子嘎嘎嘎地叫着对?们说:「你们这两个小偷,是谁同意你们上我的核桃山的?等着,我要让你们吃点苦头!」?说着便张开阔嘴,向公鸡扑过去。但是公鸡并非等闲之辈,毫不示弱地向鸭子反击,对着鸭子猛踢猛蹬,弄得鸭子只好低头求饶,并且愿意接受惩罚,给?们拉车。小公鸡坐在车?的位子上,高高地叫了一声:「鸭子,尽量给我跑快点!」小车便飞快地向前驶去。?们走了一程后,遇到了两个赶路的,一个是大头针,一个是缝衣针。「停一停,停一停!」它俩喊道。然后又说,天快要黑了,它们寸步难行,而且路上又?得要命,所以问能不能搭一会儿车。它俩还说,它们在城门口裁缝们常去的酒店里喝啤酒,结果呆得太晚了。由於它俩都骨瘦如柴,?不了多少位子,公鸡便让它们上了车,条件是要它们保证不踩到?和母鸡的脚。天黑了很久以后,?们来到了一家旅店前。?们不愿意在黑夜里继续赶路,再加上鸭子的脚力又不行,跑起来已经是左摇右摆,?们便进了店里。店主人起初提出了许多异议,说甚么店已经住满了,而且他觉得?们不是甚么高贵的客人。可?们说了很多好话,说要把小母鸡在路上生的鸡蛋给他,还把每天能生一只蛋的鸭子留给他,他终於答应让?们在店里过夜。
第二天清早,天刚??亮,大家都还在睡梦中,公鸡却叫醒了母鸡,取出那只鸡蛋,把它啄破,和母鸡一起把蛋吃进了肚子,再把蛋壳扔进火炉。然后,?们来到还在沉睡的缝衣针旁,抓住它的脑袋,把它插进店老?椅子的坐垫中,又把大头针插在店老?的毛巾里。做完这些后,公鸡和母鸡便飞快地逃走了。鸭子因为喜欢睡在露天,所以晚上一直呆在院子里,没有进屋。?听到公鸡和母鸡逃跑了,心里万分高兴。?找到一条小溪,顺着它游了下去--这种旅行的方法当然要比拉车快多了。
几个小时之后,店老?才起来。他洗了洗脸,准备用毛巾擦一擦,结果大头针从他的脸上划过,在他的脸上留下了一道直至耳根的长长的血印。他走进厨房,想点燃烟斗,可当他走到火炉旁时,鸡蛋壳从火炉里蹦了出来,碰到了他的眼睛。「今天早晨好像甚么都跟我过不去。」他说,同时气呼呼地在他爷爷留给他的椅子上坐了下来。可他立刻又跳了起来,而且叫着:「哎哟!哎哟!」那缝衣针虽然没有?着他的脸,却比大头针扎得更厉害。他现在真的气坏了,不由得怀疑起昨天很晚才住进店来的那帮客人。他去找?们,结果发现?们早已逃得无影无踪了。他於是发誓说,他的店里今后决不再接待任何二流子,因为这帮?伙吃得多,不付一分钱,而且还忘恩负义地对你做恶作剧。
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生活英语-充满智慧的英语谚语:有花堪折直须折!11
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He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet.[谚]要抓鱼就不要怕沾水。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.爬梯必须从底层开始.
He who would search for pearls must dive below.欲寻珍珠,须潜水下.
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科普知识-中国有望在2024年登月
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China's first moonwalk is set to happen in 2024, according to a top space program official who was quoted in a Hong Kong newspaper.
The Hong Kong-based Wen Wei Po said yesterday that the moon probe mission would kick off early next year, when China will launch an unmanned lunar satellite in April to orbit the lunar surface and collect data.
"China now basically possesses the technology, materials and the economic strength" to put a man on the moon, the paper quoted Long Lehao, deputy chief architect of the lunar probe project as saying.
Notekick off:项目启动 unmanned:无人的
Long said that the first stage of the lunar probe project will begin when its first lunar orbiter, "Chang'e 1" - named after a female character from Chinese mythology who lived on the moon - is ready for launch, between April and June 2007.
He said the project will move onto its second stage from 2009 to 2015. Long did not mention what will be accomplished during the second stage.
The third stage, beginning in 2017, will see robots being sent to the moon to bring back samples from the moon's surface, Long said.
Astronauts will be sent to the moon in the fourth stage in 2024, he said.
In 2003, China became the world's third country - after the United States and the former Soviet Union - to launch a man into space aboard its own rocket. Last October, it sent two men into orbit.
Notemythology:神话 Astronauts:宇航员 Soviet Union:苏联
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体育英语-奥运英语1000句:音乐会8点开始
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The concert begins at 8 o'clock.
音乐会8点开始。
A: Can we book tickets for the concert this evening?
A: 我们可以预订今晚音乐会的票吗?
B: Yes, no problem. How many tickets?
B: 是的,没问题。要几张票?
A: Two please. How much are they?
A: 两张。多少钱?
B: We've got tickets at 75 yuan and 100 yuan. Which would you like?
B: 我们有75元一张的和100元一张的。你要哪种?
A: The 75 yuan tickets will be fine, thanks.
A: 75元一张的就行,谢谢。
B: OK. That's two tickets at 75 yuan each - a total of 150 yuan, please. And the concert begins at 8 o'clock.
B: 好的,75元的要两张--一共是150元。音乐会8点开始。
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Notes:
1. If you want to book tickets, you can ask: Can we book tickets for the concert?/ Can I book a ticket for the football match?如果你想订票,你可以问:Can we book tickets for the concert? /我们能订音乐会的票吗?/ Can I book a ticket for the football match? / 我能订一张足球赛的票吗?
2. To ask the price, use: How much . . .? / How much . . . ? or What price . . .? / What price . . . ? e.g. How much are the tickets? / How much are the tickets?要问价格,用:How much . . .? / . . .多少钱 ? 或者What price . . .? / . . . 的价格是多少? 例如: How much are the tickets? /票是多少钱?
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诗歌欣赏-You don't believe
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You don't believe -- I won't attempt to make ye:
You are asleep -- I won't attempt to wake ye.
Sleep on! sleep on! while in your pleasant dreams
Of Reason you may drink of Life's clear streams.
Reason and Newton, they are quite two things;
For so the swallow and the sparrow sings.
Reason says `Miracle': Newton says `Doubt.'
Aye! that's the way to make all Nature out.
`Doubt, doubt, and don't believe without experiment':
That is the very thing that Jesus meant,
When He said `Only believe! believe and try!
Try, try, and never mind the reason why!
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英文演讲-President Bush Visits Mississippi
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August 29, 2007
1:23 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. This is the second anniversary of an event that changed a lot of people's lives here in southern Mississippi and up and down the coast. And Laura and I are honored to be with some of those who endured the storm and have dedicated their lives to rebuilding this part of the world.
We've been down here a lot and, as a result, I've gotten to know the local officials and have come to admire them as people dedicated to public service the way it ought to be. I, first of all, want to thank the Senator, Trent Lott, and his wife Tricia for joining us. Nobody cares more about the people of southern Mississippi than the Lotts. The people of southern Mississippi are fortunate to have not only an active senator, but a powerful senator working on their behalf. And so, Senator, thank you for being here. (Applause.)
Gene Taylor cares a lot. I'm proud to be here with Congressman Taylor. Gene was raised here. The Taylors' daughter was married right there recently. This is where he told me he was baptized, married, and if you're compassionate enough, will be buried. (Laughter.) In other words, this is home. And when you're talking about a man's home you hear a sense of passion in his voice. The Congressman has worked hard to make sure the people down here are well represented and he's doing a fine job for the people of southern Mississippi. Congressman, thank you for being here. (Applause.)
The Governor of Mississippi has shown his true mettle and his value to the people of Mississippi. When crisis hit, he was calm. When the crisis began to abate a little bit, he planned. And he's -- he's been good for the people down here. He's taken a problem on, and he's coordinated it and managed in a way that you'd expect your chief executive to do.
And so, Governor, I want to congratulate you on a job well done. I appreciate the First Lady being here, as well. Thanks for working hard for the people down here. (Applause.)
Joining us are members of -- a member of my Cabinet, Alphonso Jackson, Housing and Urban Development man. Don Powell is here. He is the Federal Coordinator of the Office of Gulf Coast Rebuilding. That really means that he is the President's eyes and ears on the ground. And while we recognize that there are bureaucracies that we have to deal with in order to make sure that taxpayers' money is spent wisely, sometimes the bureaucracies get in the way of common sense. And one of Don's jobs is to help spot those obstacles to progress and work with the local folks to try to clear them out of the way.
There's still obstacles, and there's still work to be done. But there's been a lot of progress made, and that's what people have got to understand. And I have come to this site, what we call Ground Zero -- this is where the worst of the worst of the storm hit -- to be able to show the American people that through their generosity, this infrastructure has been rebuilt.
Before I get there, I do want to thank Phil Bryant, the State Auditor, for joining us. Appreciate you coming, Phil. And then I want to pay tribute to the local folks that I mentioned. First of all, Eddie Favre. He's the Mayor of the city of Bay St. Louis. Eddie -- for those of you who may be paying attention to this from around the country, he's the man who -- would be known as the man who wears short pants. (Laughter.) Eddie is -- he's a colorful character, but he also is a smart man who has dedicated more in his life than he ever dreamed to helping rebuild a city he loves.
Tommy Longo. He's from Waveland. I've always viewed Waveland as a benchmark to determine whether or not this recovery is more than just shallow. In other words, I'll never forget seeing Waveland as we choppered over Waveland. It was like nothing, it was gone, completely destroyed. And so when I talk to Tommy, I really view Tommy as a barometer and if Tommy is optimistic, I'm going to be optimistic; if Tommy says there is progress, I'm going to say, thanks. And Tommy is okay. I wouldn't call him the most optimistic guy on the face of the earth, but given what he's been through, and given what he has seen, it is remarkable that he's still willing to serve with optimism.
And so we've got a lot of work to do. These two mayors brought their problems to us -- people are worried about insurance here. They're worried about bureaucracy. I'll tell you what they're really worried about -- they're worried about the President and other folks in Washington other than the Mississippi officials are going to forget what took place down here. So one of the reasons that Laura and I have come back is to remind people that we haven't forgotten, and won't. (Applause.)
Somebody who sometimes is worried about getting forgotten is the County Supervisor Rocky Pullman. Now, Rocky -- I guess we've probably met a dozen times, haven't we, Rock? Rock reminds me of the county commissioners from the state I've come from. County commissioners are always worried that the city folks are going to get the attention, but the rural folks will be ignored. Not in this case. Rocky has represented the people of Hancock County well, and we spent a lot of time talking to Rocky about debris and trees and other issues still facing the people down here.
Ground Zero got hit really hard. It's the place where the storm did its most damage. And while there is better recovery down the coast, people here are still trying to crawl out from underneath the extensive damage. It's really one of the messages I heard. And were proud that Pascagoula is doing better and Biloxi is doing better. That's good. It's good for the state and we're thrilled that that's happening. But the folks here had a special, extra problem to deal with, and I hear you loud and clear. And I want to thank you for sharing that with me.
The American people have written a check -- written checks for $114 billion to help the people on the coast. So one thing I do want the American people to know is how grateful the people of this part of the country are for their generosity. (Applause.) We felt we had an obligation to help and we've helped. Now, of that $114 billion, about 80 percent has been obligated. Mississippi has taken the obligated money and is spending it wisely. There's still 20 percent of the authorized that hasn't been shipped out yet, so there's more money coming. And obviously we've got some more issues that we're trying to work through.
One area where there's been great state-federal cooperation and local cooperation is the rebuilding of this Bay St. Louis Bridge. Remember when we first choppered over here, Governor, the bridge was -- there might have been a few pylons showing. You could see the planks underwater of that bridge. And this is a major connector for the people in this part of the world. This is an economic lifeline. So the federal government said, we have an obligation to repair infrastructure. I think the Congressman told me we've written a little more than $260 million worth of checks to help get this bridge built, but more importantly, this bridge was built in record time because of the close cooperation -- (applause) -- because of the close cooperation between the state and the federal government and the local folks. And it's a beautiful-looking bridge. And it's working.
There's another bridge in the foreground here, and that's a private sector bridge. That's the railroad bridge that's up and running. The private sector is responding here in southern Mississippi. The state of Mississippi -- it's interesting, I want to tell our fellow citizens about what they have done here in two years' period. One, they've helped move 31,000 families out of temporary housing into permanent homes. I don't think we would have been that optimistic two years ago when we were recovering from the storms, that it would be possible to make those kind of moves that quickly.
This is a state that opened virtually every public school that was damaged in the storm, a state that understands that education is part of the -- an important part of the recovery effort. There's a billion dollars have gone out to help homeowners with repairs and rebuilding. The state is active in trying to help the citizens regain their footing.
Tax revenues are up. Now, that's positive, but that doesn't mean there's not more work to be done and more efforts made to help Ground Zero recover. The interesting thing about the folks who live in this part of the world, they may have lost their building, but they never lost their soul or their spirit. I think the Senator called them -- resilience is what he'd like to define people. I call them optimistic about life.
And one such person is Kay Gough, who is with us today. Kay is somewhere -- there she is, right there. Here's an interesting story. First of all, she's -- she loves Bay St. Louis. She recognizes the uniqueness of the community. She's a lifelong reader. She was concerned about what happened to her community. So what did she do? She opened a bookstore on Main Street, Bay St. Louis. First business up, right? One of the first. And it's an interesting example of the entrepreneurial spirit and a -- combined with a civic duty. She said there's still -- there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to get people back in these communities so that they can be buying her books. She said, "We want people to know that we want to be a part of the recovery, and we want to be a part of the community." It's that community spirit that has been very impressive to me and Laura. It's that can-do attitude. It's the attitude that said, okay, a storm came; we understand it, we don't like it, but we're going to deal with it. That's the Mississippi spirit. (Applause.)
And so we're glad to be back. We're glad to be back in a part of our country that is going to be better than it was before. It's -- there's still work. We understand that. There's work in Louisiana to be done; there's work in Mississippi to be done. But the progress that has been made really speaks to the coordination of government effort, but it really speaks to the great spirit of the people that live down here.
May God bless them, and may God continue to bless our country. Thank you. (Applause.)
END 1:34 P.M. CDT
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第一节 一般职务
? 调查车祸
您没事儿吧? Are you Ok?
=Are you all right?
您受伤了吗? Are you hurt?
=Are you injured?
A: Are you hurt? 您受伤了吗?
B: No, I'm fine. 没受伤,我还好。
需要我们给您的家人打电话吗? Shall we call your family?
您需要去医院吗? Do you need to go to the hospital?
您要救护车吗? Do you need an ambulance?
能不能告诉我这儿发生了什么事? Can you tell me what happened here?
在车撞上您之前,您看见车了吗? Did you see the car before it hit you?
您记得车牌号码吗? Do you remember the driver's license plate number?
您开多快? How fast were you going?
您和前面车子的距离是多少? How far were you from the car in front of you?
您是从哪个方向来的? Which direction were you coming from?
您要往哪个方向去? Which direction were you going?
您注意到红灯了吗? Have you noticed the red light?
当时您在哪个车道行驶? Which lane were you in?
您给您的保险公司打电话了吗? Have you called your insurance company?
A: Have you called your insurance company?
您给您的保险公司打电话了吗?
B: Yes. They will be right here. 打了,他们马上就到。
您移动过您的车吗? Have you moved your car?
A: Have you moved your car? 您移动过您的车吗?
B: Not yet. 还没有。
请不要移动您的车辆。 Please do not move your vehicle.
请把您的车移到路边。 Please move your vehicle to the side of the road.
您需要拖车吗? Do you need a tow truck?
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