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Passage Three
段落三
On March 13th, while on duty Charles Mclaughlin, a very careless driver employed by the company Lummis was involved in another accident. The accident occurred in Riverside California.
拉米斯公司的查尔斯·麦克劳克林是一位粗心的司机，他在3月13日当班的时候发生了另一起事故。事故发生在加利福尼亚的河滨市。
Not paying attention to his driving, Mclaughlin turned right on main street and 33rd street and hit Volkswagen rabbit. This caused minor damage to his truck and serious damage to the car.
麦克劳克林没有专心驾驶，他在主街和33号大街右拐撞上了另一辆汽车。他的卡车受了轻伤，另一辆汽车损坏严重。
On the basis of the police report, the Lummis accident committee correctly determined that Mclaughlin had been quite careless.
根据警方的报告，拉米斯事故委员会判定是麦克劳克林疏忽驾驶造成。
As a result of the committee's conclusion, the branch manager Mr. David Rossi reported that he had talked with Mclaughlin about his extremely poor driving record.
鉴于委员会的结论，分公司经理大卫·罗西先生写报告说他已经和麦克劳克林谈过关于他不良的驾驶记录问题。
Further evidence of Mclaughlin's irresponsibility occurred on May 6th when he was returning from his shift.
更多关于麦克劳克林不负责任的驾驶问题发生在5月6日他下班回来的时候。
That day he ran into a roll-up door at the Lummis facility in Valero, causing significant damage to the door. Damage to the truck, however, was minor.
那天他在拉米斯工厂撞上了一个卷帘门，门受到了严重的破坏，然而卡车只受了一点轻伤。
Finally, on June 7th, Mclaughlin once again demonstrated his carelessness by knocking down several mail boxes near the edge of the company's parking lot. There was damage to the mailboxes and minor damage to the truck.
最后在6月7日，麦克劳克林再次证明他的粗心。他撞倒了公司停车场边上的几个邮箱。邮箱受到了严重的破坏，而卡车只受了点轻伤。
Mr. David Rossi stated that he had spoken with Mclaughlin on several occasions about his driving record. He added that he had warned Mclaughlin that three preventable accidents in one year could lead to his discharge, as indeed it should.
大卫·罗西先生称他曾多次跟麦克劳克林谈论他的驾驶记录问题。他还说他曾警告麦克劳克林一年发生3起可预防的事故就会辞退他，事实也应该如此。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题23至25是基于你刚才听到的短文。
Question 23. What did the Lummis accident committee find out about the accident that occurred on March 13th?
问题23. 关于3月13日发生的事故，拉米斯事故委员会发现了什么？
Question 24. What did Mclaughlin do on June 7th near the edge of the company's parking lot?
问题24. 麦克劳克林在6月7日公司的停车场边上做了什么？
Question 25. What is most probably going to happen to Mclaughlin?
问题25. 对于麦克劳克林来说，最可能发生什么事？
