中英對照讀新聞》Little hero:’ Boy stops Michigan school bus with ill driver小英雄：男孩讓一台駕駛生病的密西根校車停駛

美國密西根州一名七年級生將校車安全地停在馬路邊。（美聯社）

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A boy grabbed the steering wheel on a school bus and hit the brakes, bringing the vehicle to a safe stop on a busy Detroit-area road after the driver had passed out, authorities said.

校方證實，在司機昏倒後，一位男孩抓住校車的方向盤，並且踩下剎車，將這台車安全地停在底特律地區一條繁忙的道路上。

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“Someone call 911. Now!” seventh-grader Dillon Reeves shouted to dozens of other middle-school kids on the bus.

7年級生狄龍．里維斯在公車上對其他數十名 中學生孩童大吼：「誰撥打911。立刻！」

Dillon was hailed as a hero: He stopped the bus as it was veering toward oncoming traffic.

狄龍被譽為英雄：當公車轉向迎面而來的車流時，他擋下這輛車。

“In my 35-plus years of education, this was an extraordinary act of courage and maturity on his part,” said Robert Livernois, superintendent of Warren Consolidated Schools.

沃倫綜合學校主管羅伯特說：「在我超過35年的教學生涯當中，這是一項非凡的舉動，展現他勇敢和成熟的一面。」

The incident was recorded on a video camera just above the driver. The video shows the driver fanning herself with a baseball cap and informing the transportation office that she needs to pull over.

整起事件被駕駛上方的錄影機記錄下來。影片顯示，司機用棒球帽搧風，並通知運輸辦公處，她需要靠邊停車。

新聞辭典

veer：動詞，轉向；改變方向。例句：The wind veers around to the west. （風改向西吹。）

pass out：動詞片語，昏迷。例句：Thirteen people passed out at the outdoor market. （這次戶外市集有13人熱昏。）

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