It was a sunny night. Jim was having a drink with his friend. He drank too much, and he had to leave at half past eight because he had a ticket for a music festival, which would start at nine o'clock.
It was half an hour's walk from the pub (酒吧)to the theatre. Jim knew a shortcut that would only take ten minutes, but it meant crossing rails (铁轨)and was dangerous. He took the shorter way, however, and when he reached the rails, he tripped (绊倒) and fell over. Then he fell asleep with his face down. After a while, a train came. When the driver saw a body lying on the track, he tried hard to stop the train. When it finally stopped, it was several meters before the body. The driver quickly got off and checked. Luckily, he found the man was still alive, but sleeping. Though the driver tried hard to wake him, Jim just kept sleeping. The driver took Jim to the hospital, where he woke up at last.
When Jim was told what had happened, he decided to give up drinking. "I'm so lucky that I have a chance to turn my life around, "he said.
