生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第461期:車禍(1)

1. I was involved in a traffic accident.
我遭遇交通事故了。
還能這樣說：
A traffic accident happened on me.
I came across a traffic accident.
應用解析：
be involved in 包含在……；與……有關；被捲入；專心地（做）；
involve one's future 關係到某人的未來
2. We think the accident is the inevitable consequence of his habitual drunken driving.
我們認爲這次事故是他經常酒後駕車的必然後果。
還能這樣說：
We believe that his habitual drunken driving leads to the accident.
We think that because he often drives after drinking, the traffic accident happens on him.
應用解析：
answer for the consequences 對後果負責；
as a consequence 因而，結果；
face the consequences of one's action 自食其果
3. The police decided to inquire into the events leading up to the accident.
警方決定對這起事故的肇事原因進行調查。
還能這樣說：
The police made a decision about the research on the reason of the accident.
The police decided to investigate the cause of the accident.
應用解析：
inquire into 盤查，調查；追究；
inquire out 問出，查出
4. The little boy's parents were killed in a traffic accident.
那小男孩的雙親在一次交通事故中喪生。
還能這樣說：
The little boy's parents died in a traffic accident.
The little boy's parents lost their lives in a traffic accident.
應用解析：
have an accident 遭受意外；
meet with an accident 遭不測，失事；
without accident 平安無恙地；
by accident 偶然