遇見斑馬線的“神奇手機”

河北 陳麗梅

◆語篇導讀

邊玩手機邊走路，平均速度會減慢16%至33%，而且大腦會減少接受周圍環境的信息，這使得事故發生的概率比正常情況要高出好幾倍。為避免“低頭族”過馬路時玩手機引發交通事故，湖南省醴陵實驗學校的黃俊彥和彭璟沅兩位小同學為此共同做出了努力。

Peng Jingyuan,a primary schoolboy born in Hunan saw an accident on his way home. Two young men were killed by a running truck when they were going across the street playing their mobiles.He was shocked.He couldn’t believe that two lives were gone so easily.Before this,he heard some news about it but he didn’t put it into his heart.

●On May 8th,2017,in Hebei,a young man was hit to death on the spot when he was playing games on his mobile at the crossing.

●On Aug.12th,2017,in Hunan,two girls were killed by a car when they were crossing the street listening to music on their mobiles.

●On Jan.22nd,2018，in America,a five-yearold boy was killed by a bus when his mother was shopping on line crossing the street.

After he got home,he was too frightened to sleep.He wanted to find a way to stop the accidents because of playing mobiles on the crossing. The problem had been obsessing（困擾）him all the time until one day his mobile’s screen was black suddenly when he played games.He had a good idea!

The next day,Peng Jingyuan told his idea to his teacher Liao Zhenhua and his friend Huang Junyan.Two months later,Peng and Huang invented the device（裝置）—Mobiles are black when you go across the zebra crossing.

The teacher with the two students went to the crossing road to check the invention.It shows that the device works.Now it can receive the light signals within 20 meters and warn the people crossing the road to pay attention to safety.

With the help of their teacher Liao,they have applied for the patent（專利）.“In the future,the device will be put into your mobile and it will give you the voice prompt（語音提示）—Pleasedon’tuseyourmobilewhen you cross the road，”Peng Jingyuan said.

◆語塊收藏

go across the street playing...過馬路時玩……

because of doing sth.由于做某事

all the time一直，總是

It shows that...研究表明……

pay attention to...注意……

with the help of...在……的幫助下

◆典句賞析

1.He couldn’t believe that two lives were gone so easily.他不能相信兩條生命就這樣輕易地消失了。

本句是復合句，that引導的是賓語從句。so easily是比較常見的詞組，意為“如此容易地”。

2.After he got home,he was too frightened to sleep.他到家后，太害怕了而難以入睡。

本句是含after引導的時間狀語從句的復合句。主句中的too...to...是固定的句型結構，意為“太……而不能……”，表達否定的意思，too為副詞，后接形容詞或副詞，to后接動詞原形。

3.In the future,the device will be put into your mobile and it will give you the voice prompt...在將來，此設備將被植入到你的手機里并能給出語音提示……

此句是由and連接的并列句。前句是一般將來時的被動語態，后句是一般將來時的主動語態；give后接雙賓語，意為“給某人……”。

◆理解自測

根據短文內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇正確答案。

( )1.What did Peng Jingyuan see on his way home?

A.Two young men. B.A running car.

C.An accident. D.Mobiles.

( )2.Who went to check the device?

A.Peng Jingyuan. B.Liao Zhenhua.

C.Huang Junyan. D.Above all.

◆詞句微練

根據所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子，每空一詞。

1.這個盒子太大，他拿不了。

The box is________big________carry for him.

2.因為她的哥哥，她不能上學了。

She can’t go to school________________her brother.

3.在老師的幫助下，我的英語更好了。

My English is better_________my teacher’s_________.

4.這里將蓋高樓。

High buildings will________________here.

5.我想要給你一些生活的建議。

I’d like to_______________________________about life.