He was late for school because of a railroad accident.

他上学迟到是由于火车事故使然。

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There was a railroad accident yesterday morning-you can thank your lucky stars that you did not travel by train.

昨天上午发生了铁路交通事故——你没有乘火车旅行，真是谢天谢地。

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His father, Anderson Lucas, was an alcoholic and former railroad employee who had lost his legs in a train accident, and who suffered from Viola's wrath as often as his son.

他的父亲，安德森·卢卡斯是一个酒鬼，早前是一名铁路工人，在一次火车事故中失掉了一条腿。这两父子常常会成为维奥拉情绪失控的受害者。

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That accident involved a railroad corridor used by tens of thousands of commuters north of New York City.

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