The Scene of the Accident
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ID: 0542
Upper Intermediate
It is a dark and stormy night. You see a woman kneeling on asphalt, her tears staining a rusted hulk of twisted metal. A man stands to one side, head averted, face flushed. Sirens wail in the distance. This is a scene of desolation and despair. They are two people, alone in a hostile world. Desperately, terribly alone. Surrounded only by night, the rain, a circle of fifty bystanders and two street vendors hustling nut cakes and sugared-water. ChinesePod brings you to the Scene of the Accident, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 减速 | jiǎnsù | to slow down | |
| 右转向灯 | yòu zhuǎnxiàngdēng | right turn signal | |
| 助动车 | zhùdòngchē | hybrid bike-motorbike | |
| 直行 | zhíxíng | to go straight |
我开到路口的时候是绿灯不过我还是减速打右转向灯没想到一辆助动车冲出来她是直行速度比较快我马上刹车可是还是撞了我记得撞车的时候她没摔下来但是等我下车她就一屁股坐在地上又哭又闹说我把她撞伤了明明是她闯红灯违反交通规则还要赖在我身上我当时转弯的时候速度只有二三十公里根本不可能撞倒她
wǒ 我kāi dào 开到lùkǒu 路口de 的shíhou 时候shì 是lǜdēng 绿灯bùguò 不过wǒ 我háishi 还是jiǎnsù 减速dǎ 打yòu zhuǎnxiàngdēng 右转向灯méi xiǎngdào 没想到yī 一liàng 辆zhùdòngchē 助动车chōng chūlai 冲出来tā 她shì 是zhíxíng 直行sùdù 速度bǐjiào 比较kuài 快wǒ 我mǎshàng 马上shāchē 刹车kěshì 可是háishi 还是zhuàng 撞le 了wǒ 我jìde 记得zhuàngchē 撞车de 的shíhou 时候tā 她méi 没shuāi xiàlai 摔下来dànshì 但是děng 等wǒ 我xiàchē 下车tā 她jiù 就yī 一pìgu 屁股zuò 坐zài 在dì 地shàng 上yòu kū yòu nào 又哭又闹shuō 说wǒ 我bǎ 把tā 她zhuàng shāng 撞伤le 了míngmíng 明明shì 是tā 她chuǎng hóngdēng 闯红灯wéifǎn 违反jiāotōng 交通guīzé 规则hái yào 还要lài 赖zài 在wǒ 我shēnshang 身上wǒ 我dāngshí 当时zhuǎnwān 转弯de 的shíhou 时候sùdù 速度zhǐ 只yǒu 有èr sān shí gōnglǐ 二三十公里gēnběn 根本bù kěnéng 不可能zhuàngdǎo 撞倒tā 她
When I drove up to the intersection the light was green, but I still slowed down, and put on my right turn blinker. I never thought an electric bike would come out of nowhere. She was going straight, at a rather high speed. I braked immediately, but I still hit her. I remember when I hit her bike she didn't fall off, but after I got out of my car, she set her butt right on the ground, crying and making a fuss, saying I injured her. She's clearly the one that ran a red light, breaking the law, and now she wants to pin it on me. At the time I was turning, my speed was only 20 or 30 kilometers per hour. There's no way I could have knocked her over.
我当时骑助动车直行要穿马路的时候我仔细看过绿灯刚变成黄灯当时在我前面的车都过去了我也加速冲过去而且还一直按喇叭没想到一辆奥迪右转速度飞快他根本没减速反而是加速我一点都来不及反应就撞上去了他这么快的车速又是这么大的车我一下子就连人带车摔到地上了
wǒ 我dāngshí 当时qí 骑zhùdòngchē 助动车zhíxíng 直行yào 要chuān 穿mǎlù 马路de 的shíhou 时候wǒ 我zǐxì 仔细kàn guo 看过lǜdēng 绿灯gāng 刚biànchéng 变成huángdēng 黄灯dāngshí 当时zài 在wǒ 我qiánmian 前面de 的chē 车dōu 都guòqù 过去le 了wǒ 我yě 也jiāsù 加速chōng guòqu 冲过去érqiě 而且hái 还yīzhí 一直àn 按lǎba 喇叭méi xiǎngdào 没想到yī 一liàng 辆Àodí 奥迪yòuzhuǎn 右转sùdù 速度fēikuài 飞快tā 他gēnběn 根本méi 没jiǎnsù 减速fǎnér 反而shì 是jiāsù 加速wǒ 我yīdiǎn 一点dū 都láibují 来不及fǎnyìng 反应jiù 就zhuàng shàngqu le 撞上去了tā 他zhème 这么kuài 快de 的chēsù 车速yòu 又shì 是zhème 这么dà 大de 的chē 车wǒ 我yīxiàzi 一下子jiù 就lián rén dài chē 连人带车shuāi 摔dào 到dì 地shàng 上le 了
I was riding my electric bike, going straight. When I needed to cross the street I looked carefully, and the green light had just turned yellow. The cars in front of me all went ahead. I also sped up to go through, and I was continuously blowing my horn. I never imagined an Audi would make a right turn, and at a blinding speed. He never slowed down -- he sped up. I had no time at all to react, and I ran into him. He was going so fast, and it was such a big car, that I was immediately thrown to the ground along with my bike.
出事的时候我就站在路口看得一清二楚当时一辆小轿车右转弯没有按喇叭呜的一下就转了谁晓得一辆助动车也开过来速度也很快他们就撞上了我第一次看见撞车心里怕得很我想这下坏了可能撞死人了我赶快跑过去看到那个骑车的小姑娘摔在地上还好人没事开车子的男人后来也下来了他们两个都开得快硬碰硬就撞了
chūshì 出事de 的shíhou 时候wǒ 我jiù 就zhànzài 站在lùkǒu 路口kàn 看de 得yīqīngèrchǔ 一清二楚dāngshí 当时yī 一liàng 辆xiǎojiàochē 小轿车yòu zhuǎnwān 右转弯méiyǒu 没有àn 按lǎba 喇叭wū 呜de 的yīxià 一下jiù 就zhuǎn 转le 了shéi 谁xiǎode 晓得yī 一liàng 辆zhùdòngchē 助动车yě 也kāi guòlai 开过来sùdù 速度yě 也hěn 很kuài 快tāmen 他们jiù 就zhuàngshàng 撞上le 了wǒ 我dì yī cì 第一次kànjiàn 看见zhuàngchē 撞车xīnlǐ 心里pà de hěn 怕得很wǒ 我xiǎng 想zhèxià 这下huài 坏le 了kěnéng 可能zhuàngsǐ 撞死rén 人le 了wǒ 我gǎnkuài 赶快pǎo guòqu 跑过去kàndào 看到nàge 那个qíchē 骑车de 的xiǎo gūniang 小姑娘shuāi 摔zài 在dì 地shàng 上hái hǎo 还好rén 人méishì 没事kāi chēzi 开车子de 的nánrén 男人hòulái 后来yě 也xiàlai le 下来了tāmen 他们liǎng 两ge 个dōu 都kāi 开de 得kuài 快yìngpèngyìng 硬碰硬jiù 就zhuàng 撞le 了
When the accident happened I was standing at the intersection, and I saw everything clear as day. A small car was turning right, didn't blow its horn, and ``whoosh" just made a turn. Who knew an electric bike would also drive up, and at a really high speed. They just hit each other. It was the first time I ever saw a car accident. I was scared out of my wits. I thought it must be bad, maybe someone died in the crash. I hurried right over and saw the girl on the bike had been knocked to the ground. Good thing she was OK. Then the man driving the car got out. They were both driving very fast, metal hit metal, and it was a crash.
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