Conversation A

(Later, after watching the TV report)

Zack: Wow, that accident was really bad.

Grant: Yeah. the drivers of all four cars went to the hospital.

Zack: The guy on the motorcycle did, too. He almost died!

Pete: People drive too fast in San Diego, especially on Broadway Street.

Zack: One of the drivers was drunk, so he drove too fast.

Grant: Yes. And look what happened to a lot of innocent people!

Key Words

national (adj) 全國(guó)性的，國(guó)內(nèi)的

This is a national newspaper. People all over the country read it.

local (adj) 當(dāng)?shù)氐?地方的

Did you read the local news?There is a lot happening in town.

accident (n) 意外事故

Mary had an accident today. She fell down the stairs.

die(v) 死亡

Steve feels sad. His cat died yesterday.

injury (n) 傷害,損傷

Brad was in an accident. he has some head injuries.

update (n) 最新消息;最新進(jìn)展

John will give us an update later. He'll have more information then.

awful (adj) 可怕的,很糟的

Did you hear about Jane's accident? Wasn't it awful?

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翻譯

他喝的很醉不能開車。

He is too drunk to drive

全文： time for the news

Conversation A

(Later, after watching the TV report)

Zack: Wow, that accident was really bad.

Grant: Yeah. the drivers of all four cars went to the hospital.

Zack: The guy on the motorcycle did, too. He almost died!

Pete: People drive too fast in San Diego, especially on Broadway Street.

Zack: One of the drivers was drunk, so he drove too fast.

Grant: Yes. And look what happened to a lot of innocent people!

Conversation B

Pete: We can talk about that accident on the show.

Zack: Yes. And we can tell people to be careful drivers.

Pete: Good idea. There were serious injuries in that accident.

Grant: And car accidents can happen to anyone.

Zack: Who was in the accident?

Grant: The police aren't saying.

Zack: The names will probably be in the paper tomorrow.

Conversation C

Grant: (watching TV) Here's an update on that accident.

Zack: Wow, the cars are really smashed up.

Pete: So is the motorcycle.

Grant: Hey, doesn't Nate have a black motorcycle like that?

Zack: Yes. But a lot of people do.

Pete: Well, I hope it's not Nate's.

Grant: Me, too. Accidents are awful. Nate isn't very nice. But i wouldn't want him to have an accident.