You've had a lot of car
accidents. You're talking with a friend about all of the accidents that you've
gotten into. You explain why they happened.
I don't drive
recklessly though. I'm just accident-prone.
"Though" is similar
to "but" and "however". It is usually used at the end of
the sentence in spoken English:
I have a pilot's
license. I haven't flown in almost 5 years, though.
In written English, it's more
appropriate to use it between clauses:
I have a pilot's
license, though I haven't flown in almost 5 years.
"However" can be
used in the same way:
I do agree with
the Prime Minister on defense, however.
"Though" is
more casual than "however", though.
"Reckless driving"
is a phrase that means driving very unsafely. A reckless driver might do things like:
·
drive way too fast
· drive while typing a text message
· drive through a stoplight that's turned red already
You can get a ticket for
"reckless driving" if the police catch you doing something dangerous.
You can also say that a person
is "reckless" if they do lots of dangerous things, whether in a car
or somewhere else:
He was always
reckless: drinking, getting into fights, gambling. It's sad what happened to
him, but we all saw it coming.
When someone tends to have a
lot of accidents, you can describe them as "accident-prone":
Yolanda? She's
very accident-prone. She's always bumping into things, dropping things, you
name it.
Being
"accident-prone" is a little different from being "clumsy".
A "clumsy" person isn't very good at moving their body.
I could never be
a dancer. Way too clumsy.
Someone who is
"accident-prone" could have a lot of accidents because they're
clumsy, or it could be because they're not careful. Or it could just be
bad luck.