49 What’s the passenger’s concern about the driver’s keeping going through red lights?
(A) Going through red lights excites her.
(B) She thinks it’s not proper for an old woman to drive so fast.
(C) She is afraid that there might be something wrong with her eyes.
(D) The behavior of the driver might cause a car accident.

49 What’s the passenger’s concern about the driver’s keeping going through red lights?

（對於駕駛持續闖紅燈的行為，乘客擔憂的是什麼？）

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• Two elderly women were out driving in a large car—both could barely see over the dashboard.

  （兩位老婦人開著一輛大車出去——兩人都幾乎看不見儀表板上方。）

• As they were cruising along they came to an intersection.

  （當她們緩慢行駛時，來到了一個路口。）

• The stoplight was red but they just went on through.

  （紅綠燈是紅色的，但她們就直接開過去了。）

• The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself, “I must be losing it. I could have sworn we just went through a red light.”

  （坐在副駕駛座的婦人心裡想著：「我一定是老糊塗了，我敢發誓我們剛才闖了紅燈。」）

• After a few more minutes they came to another intersection and the light was red again, and again they went right through.

  （幾分鐘後，她們來到另一個路口，燈號又是紅色的，她們再次直接開了過去。）

• This time the woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it.

  （這一次，副駕駛座的婦人幾乎確定燈號是紅色的，但非常擔心自己是不是神智不清了。）

• She was getting nervous and decided to pay very close attention to the road and the next intersection to see what was going on.

  （她開始感到緊張，決定密切注意道路和下一個路口，看看究竟發生了什麼事。）

• At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was definitely red and they went right through and she turned to the other woman and said, “Mildred! Did you know we just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us!”

  （在下一個路口，果然燈號絕對是紅色的，她們又直接開過去。她轉向另一位婦人說：「米爾德麗德！妳知道我們剛才連續闖了三個紅燈嗎？妳差點害死我們！」）

• Mildred turned to her and said, “Oh, am I driving?”

  （米爾德麗德轉過頭對她說：「喔，是我在開車嗎？」）

選項

• ❌ (A) Going through red lights excites her.

  （闖紅燈讓她感到興奮。）

• ❌ (B) She thinks it’s not proper for an old woman to drive so fast.

  （她認為一位老婦人開車開這麼快是不恰當的。）

• ❌ (C) She is afraid that there might be something wrong with her eyes.

  （她害怕自己的眼睛可能出了問題。）

• ✅ (D) The behavior of the driver might cause a car accident.

  （駕駛的行為可能會引發車禍。）

相關知識點

• 重點單字 ?

  • Passenger：乘客、旅客。

  • Concern：擔憂、掛念。

  • Intersection：十字路口。

  • Lose it：發瘋、失去理智、神智不清（口語）。

  • In a row：連續地、接連地。

• 重要文法 ?

  • Could have + p.p.：表示對過去事實的推測或「本來可能...（但事實上沒有）」。文中 "You could have killed us!"（妳差點害死我們）意指雖然沒發生意外，但闖紅燈的行為極度危險。

• 解題要訣 ?

  • 乘客在看到第三個紅燈被闖過後，大喊 "You could have killed us!"（妳差點害死我們），這明確表達了她對生命安全與發生車禍的恐懼。雖然她一度懷疑自己眼睛花掉（losing it），但最終核心的擔憂在於闖紅燈帶來的致命危險。