林志颖车祸后恢复意识，车祸原因仍不明朗【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
Former teen idol Jimmy Lin has regained consciousness after a car accident and is now able to engage in simple conversations. The 47-year-old Taiwanese singer was driving a white Tesla Model X in Taoyuan when the car was believed to have hit the road divider and caught fire. His manager said Lin is currently unable to recall the exact sequence of the accident.

【分句讲解】
①Former teen idol Jimmy Lin has regained consciousness after a car accident and is now able to engage in simple conversations.
曾经的青少年偶像林志颖在发生车祸后已经恢复意识，现在可以进行简单的对话了。

1. former adj. 先前的

former President 前总统
the former Soviet Union 前苏联

the former 前者
the latter 后者

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. 
不要相信所有的人，要相信有价值的人；前者是愚蠢的，后者是审慎的。

2. regain consciousness 恢复意识

re- 重新，再次
regain v. 重新获得
reapply v. 再次申请
rearrange v. 重新安排
relocate v. 重新安置

consciousness n. 意识
lose consciousness 失去意识

conscious adj. 有意识的
be conscious of 意识到……
She’s very conscious of the problems involved.
她完全意识到了所涉及的问题。

3. engage in 从事……，参加……

engage in research 从事研究

be engaged in 忙于……
He is now engaged in his second novel.
他正埋头写他的第二部小说。

be engaged to sb 与某人订婚

②The 47-year-old Taiwanese singer was driving a white Tesla Model X in Taoyuan when the car was believed to have hit the road divider and caught fire.
这位47岁的台湾歌手当时驾驶着一辆白色特斯拉Model X在桃园市行驶，据说这辆车撞上了道路间的分隔岛之后起火。

1. catch fire 起火

Dry grass and trees easily catch fire.
干草和树很容易起火。

watch/catch a film 看电影
catch a cold 患感冒
Sorry, I didn’t quite catch what you said.
抱歉，你说的话我没听清。

catch up with friends 和朋友叙旧
catch one’s eye 吸引眼球
eye-catching adj. 引人注目的
catch the waiter’s eye 引起服务员的注意
eye-catching advertisements 醒目的广告

③His manager said Lin is currently unable to recall the exact sequence of the accident.
林志颖的经纪人表示，林志颖目前无法回忆起事故发生的具体过程。

1. recall v. 想起

I can’t recall his name.
我想不起他的名字。

if I recall correctly 如果我没记错的话