1. I was involved in a traffic accident.
我遭遇交通事故了。
还能这样说:
A traffic accident happened on me.
I came across a traffic accident.
应用解析:
be involved in 包含在……;与……有关;被卷入;专心地(做);
involve one's future 关系到某人的未来
2. We think the accident is the inevitable consequence of his habitual drunken driving.
我们认为这次事故是他经常酒后驾车的必然后果。
还能这样说:
We believe that his habitual drunken driving leads to the accident.
We think that because he often drives after drinking, the traffic accident happens on him.
应用解析:
answer for the consequences 对后果负责;
as a consequence 因而,结果;
face the consequences of one's action 自食其果
3. The police decided to inquire into the events leading up to the accident.
警方决定对这起事故的肇事原因进行调查。
还能这样说:
The police made a decision about the research on the reason of the accident.
The police decided to investigate the cause of the accident.
应用解析:
inquire into 盘查,调查;追究;
inquire out 问出,查出
4. The little boy's parents were killed in a traffic accident.
那小男孩的双亲在一次交通事故中丧生。
还能这样说:
The little boy's parents died in a traffic accident.
The little boy's parents lost their lives in a traffic accident.
应用解析:
have an accident 遭受意外;
meet with an accident 遭不测,失事;
without accident 平安无恙地;
by accident 偶然
n. 决定,决策