【外文阅读精讲(28)】全民开挂的印度交通｜中考｜高考｜专升本｜四六级｜考研｜外

India‘s roads are by far the deadliest in the world

Related words:

1. deadliest 最致命的
2. reckon 估计，估算， be reckoned at 常用于被动
3. carnage = massacre 大屠杀
4. fatality 死亡，致命性
5. mayhem 骚乱，混乱 cause/ create/ wreck mayhem 引发骚乱
6. consternation 惊愕，恐慌
7. advisory 警报，警告
8. lane markings 道路标志
9. roaring motorcycles 吵闹的摩托车
10. auto-rickshaws 三蹦子
11. drive on the wrong side of the road 车辆逆行
12. administractive capacity 行政能力
13. be blind to = look the other way 修手旁观，视而不见
14. steep fine 高额罚款 steep tariffs 高额关税
15. prision sentences 坐牢服刑
16. traffic violation 违反交通规则
17. number plate 车牌
18. underage 未成年
19. suspend 暂停，吊销 have their licences suspended have sth done 吊销执照

Vocabulary:

1. in all likelihood = perhaps = properly 很有可能
2. roughly = approximately = almost = about = around = nearly 大约
3. be home to 有时候可以替代have or there be
4. provoke = spark 引起,长表达因果关系 provoke anger/ controversy/ widespread criticize
5. in full public view 在众目睽睽之下
6. unremitting 不停的，不懈的 make unremitting efforts 不懈的努力 capture unremitting attention 持续关注
7. rickety 摇晃的
8. jostle for sth 争夺，抢夺
9. eat up 如果指虚拟的（时间、金钱）消耗，耗尽
10. harass 骚扰 be harasssed by 被骚扰sexual-harass 性骚扰 harasser 骚扰者
11. have yet to do sth (否定）还没有，两种情况：某件事到现在还没有完成或者说话者期待发生但实际还没有完成
12. tangible 实实在在的

Nice sentence:

1. （为什么印度道路混乱）The chaos reflects a structural problem. In the poorest countries there are few vehicles, which move slowly on bad roads. That means relatively few deaths relative to population, even though safety standards may be low. Rich places can afford to invest in safety and have the adminstrative capacity to enforce strict road rules, with well-equipped(and well-paid) police and the latest technology. Poor but fast-growing countries, in contrast, have lots of vehicles, and even some decent roads, but do not devote much money or attention to safety. It is in such places where traffic fatalities are highest.
2. （政府推出强力举措减少交通死亡率）The government should introduce steep fines and prison sentences for common traffic violations-including driving while drunk, underage or without a proper number plate. Those on scooters or motorbikes now risk having their licence suspended if they are caught without a helmet.