The National Transportation1 Safety Board recently divulged2 they had covertly3 funded a project with the U. S. auto4 maker5 for the past five years, whereby the auto makers6 were installing black boxes in four heel drive pick一up trucks in an effort to determine, in fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds before the crash.
国家交通运输安全委员会最近宣布,在过去的五年中他们秘密资助美国汽车制造商进行了一项工程。汽车制造商们为四轮轻便小卡车安装了黑匣子,这样就可以知道在重大的交通事故发生前最后}S秒钟的情况。
They were surprised to find in 49 of the 50 states the last words of drivers in 74.7 percent of fatal crashes were, "Oh, Shit!”
他们惊奇地发现,在50个州中的49个,有74.7%的司机在发生严重的碰撞前,说的最后一个词是“该死的!”
Only the state of Texas was different, where 92. 3 percent of the final words were, "Hey Y’all,hold my beer and watch this!"
只有德克萨斯州的司机与众不同,92. 3%的德州司机的最后一句话是:“嘿,伙计,拿好我的啤酒,小心!”
1 transportation [ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn] 第8级 | |
n.运输,运输系统,运输工具 | |
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2 divulged [dɪ'vʌldʒd] 第10级 | |
v.吐露,泄露( divulge的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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3 covertly ['kʌvətlɪ] 第9级 | |
adv.偷偷摸摸地 | |
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4 auto [ˈɔ:təʊ] 第7级 | |
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车 | |
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5 maker [ˈmeɪkə(r)] 第8级 | |
n.制造者,制造商 | |
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