高中英语写作之记叙文佳篇－－一场交通事故

　　【内容提示】

　　根据下面的素材写一篇短文，记叙一场交通事故的前前后后：

　　①一天晚上，Lee先生开车带着他的妻子下班回家。他的妻子是一家医院的护士。快到午夜了，她十分困乏，很快就睡着了。Lee先生看看她，笑了。

　　②Lee先生驾车很有经验，也很谨慎。开车走了一会儿，他注意到有一辆车在他后边，车开得很快，超过他的车。

　　③驾驶那辆车的人很慌张，没有看见迎头开过来的卡车。为了避免撞车，他突然让自己的车转弯，车滑向路的一侧撞到一棵大树上。司机和乘客都受伤了。

　　④Lee先生急忙把车停在路旁，他的妻子也从车里出来帮助受伤的人。卡车司机也停下来帮忙。Lee先生驱车去给警察打电话。

　　⑤大约20分钟后，一辆警察车和一辆救护车到了。人们把伤员抬到救护车上送往医院。

　　⑥警察记录事故的详细情况，Lee先生和卡车司机把他们知道的情况都告诉了警察。警察感谢他们的帮助。Lee先生和妻子乘上自己的车继续赶路回家。

　　【作文示范】

　　A Traffic Accident

　　One night Mr Lee was driving his wife home from work． She was a nurse in a hospital． It was almost midnight and she was quite tired out． She soon fell asleep． Mr Lee looked at her and smiled．

　　Mr Lee was a careful and experienced driver． He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night． After some time he noticed a car following him． It was travelling very fast． Suddenly it overtook① his car．

　　The driver of the car was in a hurry． He did not see the approaching lorry． To avoid hitting it， he suddenly tuned his car． It skidded② off the road and hit a big tree． The driver and his passenger were injured③ ．They were badly cut by glass from the broken windscreen④．Mr Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the road． His wife got out of the car to help the injured． The lorry driver also stopped to help． Mr Lee drove off to telephone the police ． About twenty－five minutes later， a police car and an ambulance⑤ arrived． The injured were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital．

　　The policemen took down details of the accident． Mr Lee and the lorry driver told them all they could remember． The policemen thanked them for their help． Mr and Mrs Lee got into their car and continued their journey home．

　　【词语解释】

　　① overtake 　v． 追上；赶上；超过

　　②skid　 v． （汽车等）打滑；滑向一侧人人听力网

　　③injure　　v． 损害；伤害 the injured（事故中的）受伤者

　　④ windscreen　n． （汽车等的）挡风玻璃

　　⑤ ambulance　 n． 救护车

　　【写法指要】

　　这篇文章按时间顺序平铺直叙地写出了事故发生的前前后后，表达了故事中的人们不顾疲倦抢救伤员的互助友爱精神。

　　文章除了开头交待的时间外，后面只用了After some time和About twenty－five minutes later两处表达时间顺序的词语，其他地方则是由动作发生的先后来表达时间顺序的，但读后让人感到文章将事件的前因后果表达得清清楚楚，没有一点含糊。

　　注意学习其中表达紧张场面的副词，如 suddenly， quickly等。