Harry's Injury 1
Harry Beecham works for a hi-tech German company based in Munich (慕尼黑).
Last month he was in an automobile accident.
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.
听音选择:
— What was the purpose of his trip? — to attend an important meeting。
听说：
Last month he was in an automobile accident.
He was taking a taxi into the city.
Harry Beecham works for a hi-tech German company based in Munich.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Last month he was in an automobile accident.
2. The purpose of his trip was to attend a meeting.
3. Harry Beecham works for a hi-tech German company based in Munich.
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.
It spun around and skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.
Fortunately, the truck wasn't going too fast, so nobody was killed.
But the taxi was severely damaged and both passengers were injured.
听音选择:
Why did the car go out of control? The road was icy.
What can contribute to the accident? — The bad weather
What might have happened if the car had been going faster? — Somebody might have been killed
排序：
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.
It spun around and skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.
Fortunately, the truck wasn't going too fast, so nobody was killed.
听说：
The weather was terrible and the road was icy.
It spun around and skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.
The main reason it went out of control was that the road conditions were bad.
Repeat Sentences:
1. Fortunately, the truck wasn't going too fast, so nobody was killed.
2. If the weather had been better, the accident wouldn't have happened.
3. 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.
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.
Question:
Why was Harry injured so severely? - he hadn't put on his seatbelt.
Why wasn't the taxi driver injured more severely? — He was wearing a seatbelt.
听说：
Had he put on his seatbelt., he might not have been injured so badly.
The taxi driver survived with only a few injuries because he was wearing a seatbelt.
As a result, he was severely injured and had to be rushed to a hospital.
阅读：
Repeat Sentences:
However, Harry, who was in the back seat, hadn't put on his seatbelt.
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