



最近台灣嚴重交通事故頻傳,5/19 新北市三峽北大國小旁發生嚴重車禍,造成兩名學生與一名家長不幸身亡。沒想到事隔不久,又傳出另一名 78 歲高齡駕駛暴衝肇事,導致八人受傷。而上個月(21日)又發生一起死亡車禍,一名7旬老翁駕駛吊車,直接衝撞正在等紅燈的三臺機車,釀成一名 18 歲女騎士當場身亡,另有兩人受傷。交通意外是我們日常都會遇到的問題,但這些跟交通意外相關的英文詞彙該怎麼說呢?今天就一起學習常見跟交通有關的詞彙吧!

Traffic accident 交通事故
e.g., A traffic accident happened near the school this evening.
今天傍晚學校附近發生了一起交通事故。
Car accident 車禍
e.g., The young woman was injured in a car accident.
這名年輕女子在車禍中受了傷。


be / get injured 受傷
e.g., She was seriously injured in the crash.
她在車禍中嚴重受傷。
injury 傷勢
e.g., He suffered a head injury after the collision.
他在撞擊後頭部受傷。
wound 傷口、創傷;通常指外傷如刀傷或撞擊傷
e.g., The cyclist had deep wounds on both legs.
那位騎士雙腿都有嚴重傷口。
hurt 傷害、疼痛;語氣較口語
e.g., My back still hurts after the accident.
車禍後我的背部仍然很痛。


minor injury 輕傷
e.g., Fortunately, it was only a minor injury.
幸運的是,那只是輕傷。
serious / major injury 重傷
e.g., The accident caused several serious injuries.
這場事故造成數人重傷。
fatal injury 致命傷
e.g., One of the passengers suffered a fatal injury.
其中一名乘客受到致命傷。

collision 撞擊、相撞
e.g., Two cars were involved in a head-on collision.
兩輛車發生了正面撞擊。
fender bender 小擦撞
e.g., It was just a fender bender — no one was hurt.
只是輕微擦撞,沒有人受傷。
rear-end collision 追撞
e.g., A taxi rear-ended the car in front at the red light.
計程車在紅燈時追撞了前方的車。
run a red light 闖紅燈
e.g., The driver ran a red light and caused a serious accident.
駕駛闖紅燈,導致了嚴重傷害。
hit-and-run 肇事逃逸
e.g., The victim was injured in a hit-and-run.
受害者在肇逃事件中受傷。
Drivers should yield to pedestrians when they come to a crosswalk.
行駛至行人穿越道時,駕駛應禮讓行人先行。
Barriers were installed on the street to separate the pedestrian walkways from vehicular traffic.
路障被安置在街上以區分行人走道和車輛交通。
The pop star s new album was hailed as revolutionary, but John found it quite pedestrian.
這個明星的新專輯被譽為革新之作,但約翰覺得它很索然無味。
The captain was praised for steering the ship to
safety in the bad weather.
船長因在惡劣環境中安全地駕駛船隻而獲讚賞。
Chad owns a sports car and thinks it"s very easy to steer.
查德擁有一輛跑車,也覺得它很容易駕駛。
Mr. Howard steered / guided the company through the recession.
霍華先生帶領這間公司度過了不景氣。
Some mountain climbers like to carve their names on tree trunks.
有些登山客喜歡把自己的名字刻在樹幹上。
I always keep a first-aid kit in the trunk in case of emergency.
我都會在後車箱放置一個急救箱,以防緊急事故。
An elephant’s trunk is flexible, and is used to drink and eat.
象鼻極富彈性,大象用它來喝水及進食。
I need to buy a new pair of boots for my hiking trip.
我需要買雙新的靴子以便健行之旅用。
Boot up the computer and let me take a look at it.
啟動電腦然後讓我看一下。
The player was sent off for booting another player in the leg.
這位選手因猛踢另一位選手的腿而被罰退場。
The employee was given the boot for being tardy too often.
這名員工因為經常遲到而被炒魷魚了。
Harold witnessed a traffic accident on his way to school.
哈洛德上學途中目睹了一場車禍。
David’s back was seriously injured in a car accident.
大衛在一場車禍中背部受到重傷。
The driver pushed down on the gas pedal to make the car go.
駕駛踩油門,讓車子前進。
Helen took a peek at the car’s license plate.
海倫偷看了那輛車的車牌。
