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November 25, 2017
Two Minibus Passengers Become Everyday Heroes
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Summary:
Noticing the driver passing out, two passengers on a minibus stopped the ...
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November 25, 2017
Two Minibus Passengers Become Everyday Heroes
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Summary:
Noticing the driver passing out, two passengers on a minibus stopped the vehicle, which was travelling at about 70km/h, by putting the handbrake on and helping with the steering respectively. What could have been a fatal accident was successfully prevented.
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Language Enhancement:
Pass out (ph.)(昏倒)
此動詞片語的意思不能單憑 pass (v.)「通過」和 out (prep.)「出去」推斷出來;它的真正意思是「昏倒」,與 faint (v.) 同義,指某人失去意識。由於我們不能說某人「被昏倒」,因此 pass out 是沒有被動型態。
e.g. Jane passed out when she received the news that her husband died in a plane crash.
e.g. Poor Henry passed out from a minor heat stroke when we were running a marathon last summer.
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