Formula One driver Zhou Guanyu says halo device 'saved me' during high-speed crash
- formula one 一级方程式赛车；F1赛车
- halo [?he?l??] 光环；一种汽车保护装置
- crash 碰撞；撞车；相撞
Formula One driver Zhou Guanyu has credited his car's halo protection device for saving his life after he was involved in a horrific high-speed crash during the first lap of Sunday's British Grand Prix.
- credit for 把…归功于…
- be involved in 参与；涉及；卷入
- lap (跑道等的)一圈；(行程或工作中的)一段，环节
- Grand Prix 大奖赛(汽车或摩托车的国际系列大赛中的一场比赛)
Zhou was one of several drivers involved in the crash, which resulted in his Alfa Romeo flipping over and skidding across the track and onto the gravel, before smashing into the fencing.
- result in 导致
- flip over 突然翻转
- skid [sk?d] 侧滑；打滑；滑行
- gravel[?ɡr?vl] 沙砾；砾石；石子
- smash 猛烈碰撞
- fencing 栅栏；篱笆；围栏
The halo, which is made from titanium, forms protection around the cockpit and was introduced in 2018. Although it was initially met with some criticism from drivers, several drivers have since credited the halo for preventing serious injuries.
- be made from 由…制作成
- titanium 钛
- cockpit 驾驶舱；(飞机、船或赛车的)驾驶座
- initially 一开始；最初
- be met with 遭遇
"I'm ok, all clear," Zhou tweeted later on Sunday, along with a selfie. "Halo saved me today. Thanks everyone for your kind messages!"
- all clear 没事；险情解除信号；警报解除信号
- along with 和…一起
- selfie 自拍照
Zhou's car ended up wedged between the tire barrier and fencing, which is there to protect fans. The awkward nature of the car's placement meant it took some time to extract him.
- end up （通常指意外地）最终；结果
- wedge [wed?] 嵌
- barrier 障碍；屏障
- awkward [???kw?d] 难对付的；难处理的；不方便的
- placement 所处的位置
- extract 取出，拔出；获得，得到
Mercedes' George Russell, who made contact with Zhou during the collision, immediately got out of his car once it had come to a stop and ran over to check on Zhou.
- make contact with 和…接触
- collision [k??l??n] 碰撞
- come to a stop 停止；停下来
- run over 跑过去
- check on 检查；查看
The rookie, who is the first Chinese driver in F1, was eventually pictured being stretchered away by emergency medical personnel and was later given the all clear after being assessed at the medical center.
- rookie 菜鸟；新手；生手
- be pictured 被拍到…
- be stretched away 被用担架抬走
- assess 评估
Williams driver Alex Albon was also involved in the crash and was flown to a local hospital for checks. He was later given the all clear, his team confirmed on Twitter.
- be flown to 被空运至…
- confirm 确认
The race was red flagged and suspended until Zhou's car had been removed. As the cars were returning to the pits, members of an environmental group made their way onto the track and sat down in protest, though fortunately the racing had stopped.
- be red flagged 被宣布有危险
- suspend[s??spend] 暂停；中止
- pit （赛车道旁的）修理加油站
- make one's way onto 走上…
Once racing restarted, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz secured victory for his first win in F1, with Red Bull's Sergio Perez second and home favorite Lewis Hamilton in third.
- home favorite 主场优势的
- secure victory 获得胜利
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