新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 9-2

III．Listening In
Task 1：The Seatbelt
Lisa：Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car?
Mike：No，seatbelts are for chickens．Besides，I’m a great driver
Lisa：The chances of being injured¹ in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that，s worth thinking about seriously．
Mike：Have you ever been involved in an automobile² accident?
Lisa：Only once•My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road．Fortunately 1 was wearing my seatbelt．
Mike：I’ve never had a serious accident．
Lisa： My brother was more unlucky than 1 was．Last December he was almost killed in an accident．He was in the back seat of his friend’s car when it rolled．He wasn’t wearing a seatbeIt．
Mike：Wow, that’s terrible．
Lisa：  Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic³ thing as soon as you get into your car．But t00 many people still refuse to wear seatbelts j  
Mike：It’s just hard for me to get in the habit of wearing one．  
Lisa：All it takes is one close-call and you’ll wear your seatbeIts．
Mike：0.K．，I’ve got the message．From now on I’11 hook⁴ up my seatbeIt．

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1 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

2 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

3 automatic   

adj.自动的；不经思考的，习惯性的；当然的

参考例句：

• Breathing is an automatic function of the body.呼吸是身体的一种无意识的功能。
• Modern trains have automatic doors.现代火车装有自动门。

4 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。