1. Traffic Accidents Can Be Avoided

2. Many people are killed in car accidents every year. 每年有許多人死於車禍 Many 用來修飾複數可 數名詞

3. A lot of accidents are caused by careless drivers. 粗心的司機引起許多意外 Key Words careless: do something without thinking He is a careless speaker, so he has no friend. driver: people who drive a car pilot ( 機師 ) captain ( 船長 ) motorcyclist ( 機車騎士 ) John dreams to become a truck driver in the future.

4. If drivers pay more attention to traffic rules and drive more carefully, many accidents can be avoided. 假如駕駛對於交通規則能更用心而且更小心駕駛, 許多意外能夠避免 Key Words pay attention to: to listen to I always pay attention to my teachers in class. rule: something people must obey classroom rules( 班規 ) school rules( 校規 ) Our teacher sets up many classroom rules this semester.

5. Luckily, technology helps people avoid traffic accidents. Key Words: technology: something about high-tech things, such as computers. Technology nowadays is so advanced that people can even buy groceries on line. help + (to)+ 動詞原型

6. For example, most cars today have air bags. 舉例說明, 今日大部分的汽車裝有安全氣囊 Key Words: air bags: the bag of the car which will become bigger when the accident happens My father focuses much on the air bag when purchasing a car.

7. Some cars already have cameras and “special eyes” to help people see better. 有一些車子已經裝有相機和特別之眼用以 幫助人們看的更清楚 better 在這個句子為副詞比較級 用來修飾 see (good-better-best)

8. Others can make special sounds while they are backing up. 其他部車在倒車時可以製造出特別的聲音 Key Words sound: the voice that can be heard easily I hear some gruesome sound in this old house. sound 當動詞時 (look at, smell, taste, feel) 其後加形容詞 some…and others ( 一些人 … 其他人 )

9. What’s more, some new cars can stop drunken drivers from starting their cars. 此外, 有一些新車能夠防止酒醉駕駛開車 Key Words what’s more: = besides= furthermore= moreover What’s more, I love beef noodles more than spaghetti.

10. Many cars will slow down by themselves when the drivers go over the speed limit. Key Words speed: limit:

11. In the future, more new things will be invented to help people drive more safely. However, technology isn’t everything. Cars and motorcycles are still controlled by people. So all drivers need to be careful if they want to avoid traffic accidents.