===== An Accident ===== ^ AN ACCIDENT ^ [b]UN AXIDENT[/b] ^ | We have just had an accident. | [b]Nos ju ir un axident.[/b] | | This gentleman was not keeping to the left. | [b]Et siro no drivir linke.[/b] | | He took the turn without sounding his horn. | [b]Il prenir lo tornot sen klaxoni.[/b] | | He tried to overtake-round that turn. | [b]Il tentir me depasi nel tornot.[/b] | | I swerved to avoid | [b]Mi ekartir ut le evi.[/b] | | I ran into that signpost. | [b]Mi urtir et borno.[/b] | | I nearly ran over this pedestrian. | [b]Mi fas riversir et pedirer.[/b] | | My wing is damaged, and my bumper is flattened. | [b]Ma alo lezat e ma urtevil glatat.[/b] | | His headlights dazzled me. | [b]La faryos me eblir.[/b] | | He did not dip them when he saw me coming. | [b]Il no ze basir me vidande veni.[/b] | | The surface was slippery, and I skidded when I tried to brake. | [b]Lo suol sir glita e mi derapir tralande freni.[/b] | | This gentleman ran into the cross-roads when was well in. | [b]Et siro indrivir nel bivyo van mi ja ye.[/b] | | I had priority. | [b]Mi ir pricaneso.[/b] | | He was driving recklessly. | [b]Il drivir otrevite.[/b] | | I put on my brakes, but I could not stop in time. | [b]Mi frenir, mon no pir fermi in temp.[/b] | | There are several witnesses of the accident. | [b]Ye plul testos del axident.[/b] | | I have a third-party insurance. | [b]Me sekurat ver tersyunos.[/b] | | Here are my papers and my policy. Everything is in order. | [b]Em ma papelos e polisyo. To orda.[/b] | | I will write you down my name and address and the name of the Insurance Company. | [b]Mi ve skribor ma nam e adres e lo nam del Sekur-Kompanio.[/b] | | I will report the accident to the nearest police-station, and give them all useful information. | [b]Mi segnalor l’axident al nara polisaro e dor ye tot utila informos.[/b] | | Don’t forget to take down the numbers of the two cars. | [b]No oblu noti lo numbos del du kocos.[/b] |