Shocking1 footage2 at a level crossing3 in
Cambridgeshire, as a cyclist4
comes within5 inches6 of being struck by7 a high speed8 train.
Officers9 have released10
the footage in a bid11 to identify12 the woman
who can be seen crossing13
the safety barriers14
before braking hard15
just seconds before the train passes
through16.
Police say it’s
one of the closest17
near misses18 they’ve ever seen19
and are keen20 to speak to the woman about
the danger she put21
herself–and others around the crossing in at the time.
The footage
comes as Network Rail22
launches23 its Track24 Test safety campaign25,
which reveals26 a
third of people think they would hear27
a train in time to28
move out of the way.
Vocabulary
1. Shocking = chocante
2. Footage = imagem
3. level crossing = passagem de nível
4. cyclist = ciclista
5. within = dentro de (perto de)
6. inches = polegadas
7. being struck by = ser atingida por
8. high speed = alta velocidade
9. Officers = funcionários
10. Released = divulgaram
11. in a bid = em uma tentativa
12. identify = identificar
13. can be seen crossing = pode ser vista atravessando
14. safety barriers = barreiras de segurança
15. braking hard = travando bruscamente
16. passes through = passer, atravessar (trem)
17. one of the closest = um dos mais próximos(as)
18. near misses = “quase acidentes”
19. they’ve ever seen = que eles já viram
20. keen = veemente, entusiástico
21. put = pôr, colocar
22. Network Rail = rede ferroviária
23. Launches = lança
24. Track = pista
25. safety campaign = campanha de segurança
26. reveals = revela
27. would hear = escutariam
28. in time to = a tempo de
