A woman crashed and completely destroyed her car on Wednesday in New York after seeing a spider, police said.

纽约警方表示，周三一名女子在看到了一只蜘蛛后，把自己的车完全撞毁了。

destroyed ：摧毁

The woman, who has not been named, reportedly saw the spider on the front seat, "panicked and crashed", police said.She totalled her car and reportedly suffered a leg injury.

据报道，这名未公布名字的女子在前排的座位上看到了蜘蛛后惊慌失措撞车了。她的车几乎报废了，腿也受伤了。

panicked：惊慌

Police took to Facebook to talk about the incident and give a warning to arachnophobic drivers.

警方在Facebook上发布了消息讨论这场交通事故，并且给有蜘蛛恐惧症的司机一些警告。

Arachnophobic：蜘蛛恐惧症

"We know that it is easier for some drivers than others, But PLEASE, try to teach new drivers and yourselves to overcome the fear and pull over to a safe place.""Lives depend on it."

“我们知道对于有些司机来说更容易，但是，请尽量教新司机，以及你自己克服恐惧，靠边把车停到安全的地方。生命依赖于此。”

pull over：靠边停车

Facebook users understood and sympathised with the woman."For safety measures should probably burn the car too," someone commented. "Just to make sure it's really dead."

Facebook用户对于这位女士表示理解和同情。有人留言说到：“为了安全起见，最好是把这辆车给烧掉，只是为了确保蜘蛛死了。”

sympathised ：同情

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