Interstate Bridge
《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="interstate">interstate</span> 35 <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="plummeted">plummeted</span> 60 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="structurally">structurally</span> <span word="deficient">deficient</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reinforced">reinforced</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="buses">buses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrific">terrific</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loudest">loudest</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="collapsing">collapsing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="splashing">splashing</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="sections">sections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Engineers">Engineers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="inspected">inspected</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="structurally">structurally</span> <span word="deficient">deficient</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>.</p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="radio">radio</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="structurally">structurally</span> <span word="deficient">deficient</span>.</p>
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