I put on the brake before the car knocked into the fire engine.

我踏下了制动器才没有撞到救火车上。

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"When it was approaching the road sweeper, the car didn't put on the brake or avoid it, " a police officer said in the CCTV report.

“白色特斯拉轿车在遇到前方正在施工作业的这个道路清扫作业车时，没有采取任何紧急制动和躲避措施，”一名警察在央视的报道中说。

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At last the driver put on the brake and the exhausted engine came to a standstill. Having alighted we were divided into four groups, ten in each, and patiently awaited the teacher's "Forward march! ""

最后，司机煞住了车，力尽的引擎停下，下了车以后，我们分成四组，每组十人，耐心地等候老师的「开步走」。

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