Step by Step 3000 第1册 Unit12:Dictation item(7)
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：step by step 3000 第一册
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Item seven.
Vocabulary. pedestrian, toll 1.
There are far too may road accidents in this country, too many death and too many people injured.
One wonders who are most to blame, drivers or pedestrians 2.
Some people say that the blame cannot be put fairly without considering the state of the road and the whole transport system.
On the other hand, many experts are convinced that the larger part of the blame for the death toll must be put on persons and persons alone.
To be fair, pedestrian, drivers and road conditions are all to blame.
One looks forward to the day when the motor-car has been replaced by some less dangerous means of transport.
1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
2 pedestrians
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
- Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》