第22课（238字 2分钟）

Passage Twenty-two

（K4 level）

1.Last week was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school.

2.All the students had to take part in a talk on road safety which was given by a police officer.

3.The following was what the police officer said.

4.Most traffic accidents shouldn’t happen.

5.They happen because people are careless.

6.A frequent cause of traffic accidents is speed.

7.Some people drive too quickly.

8.This means that if they have to stop suddenly,they can’t stop quickly enough to avoid hitting other vehicles or people.

9.You need to remember this when you are crossing the street or walking along the sidewalk.

10.It’s not only drivers who cause accidents,however.

11.People on foot——pedestrians,and bicycle riders often cause accidents,too.

12.Pedestrians sometimes walk out into the street without looking.

13.You should always look in both sides before stepping into the street.

14.Do any of you ride a bike?Bicycle riders can cause accidents by changing direction suddenly or without warning other road users.

15.Before you turn left,for example,you check behind you to make sure there aren’t any cars,trucks or buses coming.

16.You should show with your left hand to tell that you want to turn left.

17.You shouldn’t turn until the street is clear.

18.The rules of the road are very simple.

19.If you learn them and obey them,we shouldn’t have accidents any more.

生词表（New Words）

1. safety  

2. students 学生 safety 安全  

3. police officer 警察  

4. traffic accidents 交通事故 happen 发生  

5. careless 不小心  

6. frequent 常见 cause 原因 speed 速度

7. quickly 太快  

8. avoid 避免 hitting 撞到  

9. walking 行走 sidewalk 人行道  

10. drivers 司机  

11. pedestrians 行人  

12. without looking 不看路  

13. look 看  

14. ride 骑 bike 自行车  

15. turn 转弯 behind 身后 cars 汽车

trucks 卡车 buses 公交车  

16. left hand  左手  

17. clear 清空  

18. rules 规则 simple 简单  

19. obey 遵守

1. 上周是杰森学校的道路安全周。

2. 所有学生都必须参加一场关于道路安全的讲座，由一名警察主讲。

3. 以下是警察说的话：

4. 大多数交通事故本不该发生。

5. 它们发生是因为人们不小心。

6. 交通事故的一个常见原因是速度。

7. 有些人开车太快。

8. 这意味着如果他们需要突然停车，就无法及时刹车以避免撞到其他车辆或行人。

9. 当你过马路或在人行道上行走时，你需要记住这一点。

10. 然而，造成事故的不仅仅是司机。

11. 行人（步行的人）和骑自行车的人也经常导致事故。

12. 行人有时不看路就走到街上。

13. 在走上街道之前，你应该始终向两边看。

14. 你们中有人骑自行车吗？自行车骑手可能因为突然改变方向或不提醒其他道路使用者而导致事故。

15. 例如，在左转之前，你要查看身后是否有汽车、卡车或公交车驶来。

16. 你应该用左手示意，告诉其他人你想左转。

17. 在道路清空之前，你不应该转弯。

18. 道路规则非常简单。

19. 如果你学会并遵守这些规则，我们就不应该再发生事故了。