M7 U4 Project Traffic accidents and road safety
I. 重難點解析
1. The storms washed away soil along the road and part of the road is still under repair.
暴風(fēng)雨沖掉了沿途的泥土，部分路段目前仍在修建中。（page 59）
wash away 沖走，沖掉
當(dāng)人們意識到發(fā)生什么事，海浪已經(jīng)把游泳者沖走了。
When people realized what happened, the waves had washed the swimmer away.
雨水沖走了表面的土壤，只留下沙礫。
The rain has washed away the soil on the surface, leaving only sand.
under repair 在修理中
我的車還在維修，所以我只好乘出租車去上班。
I had to go to work by taxi because my car was under repair.
體育館正在修建中，有望在明年年底前完工。
The stadium is still under repair and hopefully it will be completed by the end of the year.
2. The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased greatly over the past year. ( page 62, L 1-2 )
在過去的一年中，交通事故數(shù)量以及由交通事故所引發(fā)的死亡人數(shù)急遽上升。
arise from (arose arisen) 由……引起，由……產(chǎn)生，起源于
事故往往緣于疏忽大意。
Accidents often arise from carelessness.
因缺乏交流而引發(fā)的家庭問題現(xiàn)在越來越多。
There are more and more family problems arising from the lack of communication.
3. This notice is aimed at increasing people’s awareness of the problem because it has become quite extreme. ( page 62, L 2-3 )
此通告的目的在于提高人們對這一問題的認(rèn)識，因為該問題已相當(dāng)嚴(yán)重。
be aimed at 目的是，旨在，針對
我們的政策旨在提高人們的生活水平。
Our policy is aimed at improving the living conditions of people.
旨在幫助殘疾人的節(jié)目很成功。
The programme (which was) aimed at helping the disabled was a great success.
aim at 致力于，打算
我們必須致力于提高學(xué)生們的思考和創(chuàng)新能力。
We must aim at increasing students’ abilities of thinking and innovating.
4. This is true of everyone as accidents affect drivers of vehicles as well as cyclists and pedestrians. ( page 62, L 5-6 )
這對每個人都尤為重要，因為事故不只是影響到車輛駕駛員，而且影響到騎執(zhí)行車的人和行人。
be true of 符合于……，對……適用
這部新電影相當(dāng)枯燥，其中的音樂也是一樣（枯燥）。
The new film is very boring and the same is true of its music.
對于其他它各例而言，也是如此。
The same is true of all other cases.
5. When drivers do not pay attention to surrounding traffic, they are not prepared when another driver does not something wrong, like changing lanes without signaling or giving wrong signals. ( page 62, L 10-12 )
當(dāng)司機(jī)沒有注意周圍的交通狀況，對另一個司機(jī)出了差錯，如未打信號燈或給出了錯誤的信號而突然變道等情況毫無準(zhǔn)備。
signal v. 發(fā)信號，用信號通知
signal that……, signal to do, signal to sb. to do ……, signal to sb. for sth.
我發(fā)信號叫侍者拿煙灰缸來。
I signaled to the waiter for an ashtray.
他向樂隊示意開始演奏。
He signaled to the band to start playing.
6. If you are with someone else who has been drinking alcohol, even if they have had just a couple of beers, do not allow them to drive. ( page 62, L 22-23 )
如果你和一直在喝酒的人在一起，即使對方只喝了幾杯啤酒，也不要讓他開車。
a couple of 兩三個，幾個
老師說他的作文除了幾個拼寫錯誤之外，還是很好的。
The teacher said his composition was very good except for a couple of spelling mistakes.
雨使我們又等了幾天。
The rain kept us waiting for a couple of days.
7. This lack of control is an invitation to accidents. ( page 62, L 43-44 )
車身失控就會誘發(fā)事故。
Invitation ( to ) 誘發(fā)，導(dǎo)致，引誘，慫恿
不鎖門會導(dǎo)致盜竊案的發(fā)生。
An unlocked door is an invitation to theft.
II. 翻譯短語
1. 交通擁堵，塞車 traffic jam
2. 增進(jìn)人們的……的意識 increase people’s awareness of
3. 意識到 be aware of
4. 有責(zé)任做…… have a responsibility to do sth.
5. 負(fù)起做……的責(zé)任 take the responsibility to do sth.
6. 也 as well as
7. 做錯事 do something wrong
8. 吸引某人的注意力 take/draw/call one’s attention
9. 違法 violate/break the law
10. 冒著某人的生命危險 risk one’s own life
11. 當(dāng)心 watch/look out for
12. 可能有 there is/are/was/were likely to be
13. 做出假設(shè) make the assumption that
14. 適用于 apply to
15. 在人行道上 on the pavement
16. 在車上裝個燈 have a light on one’s bike
17. 使……處于好的狀態(tài) keep sth. in good condition
18. 有序地 in an orderly way
19. 變成綠色 turn to green
20. 由某人決定做某事 It’s up to sb. to do sth.