
The
news here is the same that you will find in the Bangkok Post except
that it is much easier. I've included some of the vocabulary of the
original stores, so you can learn several new words every day. Notice
that you can click on the headphone symbol to hear the text. You can
also download the soundfile and play it back on your mp3 player.Highway terrorists
For unknown reasons, some young men seem to find it fun and exciting to throw rocks through windows of moving vehicles. There have been several such incidents in recent months, some resulting in deaths and serious injuries.Late Wednesday there were two-rock throwing incidents in Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya district in central Thailand, almost certainly carried out by the same attackers.
In the first, rap star Joey Boy (photo) was lucky
to escape injury after the gang threw a rock at the van in which he was
travelling, shattering
a window and nearly causing an accident. Local police said a rock was thrown from the side of the No 356 Pathum Thani-Bang Pahan road at the van with Joey Boy and three other people on board.
The rock broke the window of the van but no one was hurt, said Joey Boy, whose real name is Apisit Opas-iamlikhit.
He said two people were spotted riding a motorcycle and tailing his van before the attack at 11.30pm. The singer was on his way to Lampang.
On the same road less than two hours later, the gang hurled a rock at another van carrying seven passengers.
The pillion rider of a motorcycle threw a rock as big as a mango, shattering the windshield of the van. No one was injured. The van veered off slightly but the driver managed to regain control. The attackers fled towards the Asian Highway.
Van driver Akom Premsakul said he was driving his family home after seeing a friend off at Suvarnabhumi airport.
He said he made sure the van’s headlights were not switched on to high-beam to avoid irritating motorcycle riders.
The poor road lighting made it impossible for him to recognise the faces of the attackers, the driver said.
Ayutthaya provincial police deputy chief Kornek Petchaiyawet said it was probable that the same gang was responsible for Wednesday night’s incidents.
The attacks prompted the calling of an urgent police meeting to crack down on the gang.
Adapted from a story in today's Bangkok Post by Sunthorn Pongpao
terrorist – someone who uses violence
and fear in order to
achieve something ผู้ก่อการร้าย
โจรผู้ร้าย
vehicle – a machine that you travel
in or on, especially one with an engine
that travels on roads, e.g., a car, bus, van, truck, etc. ยานพาหนะ
incident – something that happens,
usually something bad เหตุการณ์
shatter – to break into many pieces
แตกกระจาย
spot – to see or notice
สังเกตเห็น
tail – to follow someone,
especially secretly สะกดรอยตาม
hurl – to throw something using a
lot of force เขวี้ยง ขว้างปา
pillion rider – a person who rides behind
the driver of a
motorcycle คนขับตามหลัง
windshield – the large glass window at
the front of a
vehicle; a windscreen กระจกหน้ารถ
veer – to suddenly move in a
different direction แฉลบ
เสียทิศทาง
regain – to get back บังคับรถได้เหมือนเดิม
fled (past of flee)
– escaped; left an area very quickly because of
a danger there หนีไป
high-beam – the strongest light used by
a vehicle at night
ไฟสูง
avoid – to try to prevent something
from happening หลีกเลี่ยง
irritate – to make someone feel
annoyed or impatient หงุดหงิด
รำคาญใจ
recognise – to know who a person is
จำได้
รู้จัก
prompt – to cause someone to take
action กระตุ้น
urgent – needing to be dealt with
immediately ที่เร่งด่วน
crack down on – to start dealing with
someone or something much
more strictly จัดการ, ลงมือปราบปราม







