地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客910：行人安全

Rueben: I never imagined walking our daughter to school could be so dangerous.

　　魯貝 ：我從沒(méi)想到女兒走著去上學(xué)會(huì)這么危險(xiǎn)。

　　Carla: What happened?

　　卡拉：怎么了?

　　Rueben: We were walking on the sidewalk approaching the intersection. The crossing guard was there to stop traffic so we could cross the street. We were halfway through the designated crosswalk when a guy driving like a demon whips around the corner.

　　魯貝 ：我們?cè)谌诵袡M道上走，快走到十字路口了。交警在那兒讓疏導(dǎo)交通，讓我們過(guò)去。我們?cè)趯Ｓ玫娜诵袡M道上走了一半兒，一個(gè)人就開(kāi)著車(chē)，像個(gè)惡魔似的沖過(guò)來(lái)了。

　　Carla: And he didn’t stop at the stop sign?

　　卡拉：他沒(méi)看到交通燈紅燈的標(biāo)識(shí)嗎?

　　Rueben: No, he didn’t even slow down.

　　魯貝 ：沒(méi)，他都沒(méi)減速。

　　Carla: Didn’t he see the crossing guard or the other pedestrians?

　　卡拉：他沒(méi)看到交警和別的行人嗎?

　　Rueben: There are several big trees there, so it’s a blind corner with limited visibility.

　　魯貝 ：那有一些大樹(shù)，影響視線，造成了盲區(qū)。

　　Carla: Still, he should have stopped. Was anyone hurt?

　　卡拉：可是，他應(yīng)該停車(chē)。有人受傷了嗎?

　　Rueben: No, we were able to get out of his way, but he could have easily taken out five or six people!

　　魯貝 ：沒(méi)，我們躲開(kāi)了，可是他能輕易地撂倒五六個(gè)人!

　　Carla: That’s crazy. What we need are flashing crosswalk signs. Maybe that would get drivers’ attention.

　　卡拉：太瘋狂了。我們就應(yīng)該一直閃人行橫道的標(biāo)志，或許才能吸引司機(jī)的注意。

　　Rueben: And maybe armor for our daughter, too?

　　魯貝 ：或許讓女兒全副武裝了再上街?