Listening Harry's injury 1
Harry Beecham works for a hi-tech German company based in Munich.
ps: 语法形容词顺序
口诀：限观形龄色国材
限，指限定词，如a，an，the，this，that，your，his，her等。
观，指观点和评价性词，如beautiful，clever，interesting，handsome等。
形，指形状大小，如big，small，large，tiny，round等。
龄，指年龄和新旧程度，如old，young，new，modern，ancient等。
色，指颜色，如red，orange，yellow，green，blue等。
国，指国家和出处，如Chinese，American，home-made等。
材，指材料，如glass，plastic，stone，metal等。
Last month he was in an automobile accident.
ps: automobile和car有什么区别？
区别：1.automobile和car都有汽车的意思，但是automobile是美语的说法，car在英国常用。
2.car可以指火车车厢，automobile不可。
3.automibile可以作形容词，car只作名词。
4.car解释为车辆时主要指轿车，而automobile涵盖比较广，可以指多种汽车，如卡车，货车。
5.automobile比car更加专业化，如汽车产业用automobile industry。
He was on his way to attend an important meeting in New York City.
He had just arrived on a flight from London and was taking a taxi into the city.
ps: be on a flight 在飞行
The weather was terrible and the road was icy.
He was in a hurry, so he asked the taxi driver to get him into the city as soon as possible.
The taxi driver agreed and sped up, but just as they left the airport, the car went out of control.
ps: sped up 为speed up 过去分词形式，加速（趋势或是速度）
It spun around and skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.
ps: spun快速旋转; 急转身，猛转回头，急转弯; 纺; spin的过去分词和过去式
path 小路; 小径; 路线; 道路; 行动计划; 成功的途径
oncoming迎面而来的; 即将来临的
Fortunately, the truck wasn't going too fast, so nobody was killed.
But the taxi was severely damaged and both passengers were injured.
The taxi driver survived with only a few injuries because he was wearing a seatbelt.
The taxi's airbag had also deployed, absorbing much of the impact.
ps: airbag安全气囊
deployed 部署，调度; 有效地利用; 调动; deploy的过去分词和过去式
absorbing 十分吸引人的; 引人入胜的; 精彩的; 吸收; 使并入; 吞并; 同化; 理解; 掌握;
impact 巨大影响; 强大作用; 撞击; 冲撞; 冲击力; 有影响，有作用; 冲击
However, Harry, who was in the back seat, hadn't put on his seatbelt.
As a result, he was severely injured and had to be rushed to a hospital.
ps: be rushed to a hospital 被紧急送往医院
Exercise:
1.What was the purpose of his trIp？
The purpose of his trip was to attend a meeting.
2.Why did the car go out of control?
The main reason it went out of control was that the road conditions were bad.
3.What might have happen if the truck had been going faster？
If the truck had been going faster, somebody might have been killed.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1.He was on his way to attend an important meeting in New York City.
2.He was taking a taxi into the city.
3.Harry Beecham works for a hi-tech German company based in Munich.
4.The weather was terrible and the road was icy.
5.If the weather had been better， the accident wouldn't have happened.
6.The main reason it went out of control was that the road conditions were bad.
7.The taxi driver survived with only a few injuries because he was wearing a seatbelt.
8.As a result, he was severely injured and had to be rushed to a hospital.
9.The accident wouldn’t have happened had the weather been better.
10.The main reason it went out of control was because of the bad road conditions.
11.He might not have been injured so badly had he been wearing his seatbelt.
12.He has a positive attitude toward life and is determined to prove himself.
13.As a result ,he was severely injured and had to be rushed to a hospital.
14.He might not have been injured so badly had he been wearing his seatbelt.
15.The accident wouldn't have happened had the weather been better.