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A horrible sight
On the main roads of West Malaysia accidents occur almost every day. Most of them are caused by young drivers who
are long of speed. The recklessness has caused the death of even careful drivers. What I am about to relate concems the
death of some young people, resulting from the reckless driving of a young man.
On the day in question, I was travelling with my brother to Ipoh. As my brother's car was old, he had to drive slowly. We
left Singapore, our hometown, very early in the morning, so that we could reach our destination before . The slow
journey soon made me so tired that I fell asleep. However, we broke our Journey at Yong Peng, a small town in Johore
for some refreshment. When we resumed our journey, we saw a number of badly damaged vehicles in front of the Police
Station of that town. My brother then began to talk about the various accidents that he had seen on that road. I began to
grow uneasy about the rest of the journey. My brother had told me that most of the accidents occurred within a few miles
of that town. I now began to fear for our own safety. Then, suddenly, a car, running at great speed, outtook our car. My
brother then predicted that the car would be involved in an accident soon. After that my heart began to beat fast.
The car was soon out of sight. My brother, however, assured me that I would have an opportunity to see a very bad
accident, and sure enough, we soon arrived at a distressing scene.
The car that had overtaken our car was in a ditch and four young girls were lying dead on the road-side. Their faces and
clothes were covered with blood. Some people were trying to extricate the other occupants, including the young driver,
who were still alive in the car. But all of a sudden, the car was on fire, and their efforts failed. Thus, the occupants in the
car were burnt alive, and it was indeed heart-rending to hear their last screams. Soon a fire engine and the police arrived
with an ambulance, but it was too late.
This was indeed a horrible sight, and even today the mention of accidents reminds me of those piteous screams of the
dying ones in that car.
Bài dịch:
Trên những con đường chính ở Tây Malayxia tai nạn xảy ra hầu như mỗi ngày. Phần lớn các tai nạn là do những tay lái
trẻ ưa thích tốc độ. Sự liều lĩnh của họ đã gây nên cái chết của những lái xe thận trọng khác. Những gì tôi sắp kể sau đây
liên quan đến cái chết của một số thanh niên gây ra do sự khinh suất của một tài xế trẻ.
Vào một ngày như vậy, tôi đang trên đường đến Ipoh với anh tôi. Vì chiếc xe đã cũ, anh tôi phải lái rất chậm. Chúng tôi
từ giã Singapore quê hương chúng tôi vào buổi sáng sớm để có thể đến nơi trước khi trời tối. Chuyến khởi hành chậm
chạp chẳng mấy chốc làm tôi buồn chán đến ngủ thiếp đi. Tuy nhiên, chúng tôi dừng lại ở Yong Pens, một thị trấn nhỏ ở
Johore để mua thực phẩm tươi. Khi lên đường trở lại, chúng tôi thấy vài chiếc xe hỏng nặng trước sở cảnh sát của thành
phố. Anh tôi bắt đầu kể về những tai nạn anh đã chứng kiến trên con đường đó. Còn tôi cảm thấy bồn chồn suốt cả quãng