He Crashed His Bike But Kept the Meeting

Welcome back to Learn English with Podcasts! Sarah, if you fell off your bike and your hand was bleeding, what would you do first?欢迎回到 Learn English with Podcasts！Sarah，如果你从车上摔下来，手在流血，你第一件事会做什么？

Because a young man in Beijing did something totally different. He crashed his bike, he was bleeding, and his first move was to grab his phone.因为北京有个小伙子做了完全不同的事。他撞车了，手在流血，第一反应却是去拿手机。

No. To stay in his video meeting. He kept talking about work while sitting in the middle of the road.不是。是为了继续开视频会议。他坐在马路中间，还在聊工作。

I wish I were joking. This happened on Kechuang 8th Street in Tongzhou, Beijing. A van stopped on the side of the road for just a few minutes.真希望是玩笑。这事发生在北京通州科创八街。一辆面包车临时停在路边，才停了几分钟。

Exactly. The young man was riding a shared e-bike. He rode straight into the back of the van and hit the tail light. He fell hard to the ground.没错。小伙子骑着一辆共享电动车，直直撞上那辆面包车的车尾，撞碎了车灯，重重摔在地上。

His right hand was cut by the broken light. It kept bleeding. He used tissue after tissue. He could hardly lift his arm.他的右手被碎车灯划伤了，血流不止。纸巾换了一张又一张，胳膊疼得几乎抬不起来。

Still did not stop. He sat cross-legged in the road, eyes locked on his phone. You could hear the meeting on speaker. He was discussing work and giving numbers like nothing had happened.就是没停。他盘腿坐在马路中间，死死盯着手机。外放的会议声听得很清楚，他还在讨论工作、报数据，好像什么都没发生。

Totally. The driver was shocked. He said, the first thing the young man wanted after falling was his phone, not help, not questions about the crash.完全走神。司机都看蒙了。他说，小伙摔倒后第一件事是要手机，不是要帮忙，也不问事故情况。

The driver said he got no answer at all. The young man just ignored him and kept working online.司机说完全得不到回应。小伙子全程不理他，只顾着线上对接工作。

Yes. The video shows he rode straight ahead the whole time, eyes on the meeting. Zero observation. No slowing down, no turning, no warning. He just rode straight into a parked van.拍到了。视频显示他一路直行，注意力全在会议上。全程零观察。没有减速，没有避让，没有预判，就直直撞上了停着的车。

The medics found a large deep cut on his hand. He needed to go to the hospital for stitches right away. And guess what — his meeting was still on, even when they helped him into the ambulance.医护人员发现他手上伤口面积大、比较深，得立刻去医院缝合。你猜怎么着——即使被扶上救护车，他的会议都没断。

Right. In the end, the police said the rider took main responsibility. That is a useful phrase. Main responsibility means he made the bigger mistake.对。最后交警判定，小伙负主要责任。这是个有用的表达。Main responsibility 就是说他犯了更大的错。

The van driver took secondary responsibility for illegal parking. So both were wrong, but distraction was the main cause.面包车司机因违法停车负次要责任。所以双方都有错，但分心是主因。

Exactly. And he is not alone. Many people use every small gap to work. Riding and meeting, walking and texting, driving and handling tasks. It looks hard-working, but it is very dangerous.没错。而且他不是个例。很多人把每段碎片时间都用来工作。骑车开会，走路回消息，开车处理工作。看似敬业，其实非常危险。

Work can be redone. Meetings can be moved. But safety has no second chance. That line really stayed with me.工作可以重做。会议可以改期。但安全没有重来的机会。这句话真的让我感慨。

He did not miss the meeting, but he missed real life. Thanks for listening to Learn English with Podcasts today. Have you ever worked while walking or riding?他没错过会议，却错过了真实的路。感谢今天收听 Learn English with Podcasts。你有没有边走路边工作的习惯？