地道美语听力播客910：行人安全

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

　　鲁贝 ：我从没想到女儿走着去上学会这么危险。

　　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.

　　鲁贝 ：我们在人行横道上走，快走到十字路口了。交警在那儿让疏导交通，让我们过去。我们在专用的人行横道上走了一半儿，一个人就开着车，像个恶魔似的冲过来了。

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

　　卡拉：他没看到交通灯红灯的标识吗?

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

　　鲁贝 ：没，他都没减速。

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

　　卡拉：他没看到交警和别的行人吗?

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

　　鲁贝 ：那有一些大树，影响视线，造成了盲区。

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

　　卡拉：可是，他应该停车。有人受伤了吗?

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

　　鲁贝 ：没，我们躲开了，可是他能轻易地撂倒五六个人!

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

　　卡拉：太疯狂了。我们就应该一直闪人行横道的标志，或许才能吸引司机的注意。

　　Rueben: And maybe armor for our daughter, too?

　　鲁贝 ：或许让女儿全副武装了再上街?