Indiana state police say a semitrailer has struck a school bus carrying special-needs students on a highway near Indianapolis.

印第安纳州警方表示，一辆双轮拖车在印第安纳波利斯市附近的高速路上撞上了一辆载满残障学生的校车。

A " semitrailer" is actually a truck that pulls a long trailer, a long vehicle, behind it.

“半挂车” 实际上是一辆卡车， 在它后面拉着一辆长拖车， 一辆长车。

So, when you are referring to a semitrailer, we always say " sem-eye, " not " sem-ee."

所以，当你提到半挂车时， 我们总是说“sem-eye” ，而不是“sem-ee” 。

It is not uncommon to see semitrailers hauling these module living units along the freeways to remote destinations.

经常可以看到半拖车把这些居住房屋的组件沿着高速路拉到遥远的地方去。

A " semitrailer" is also called sometimes simply a " semi." In that case, " semi" is a shortened form of the word and for whatever reason is always pronounced with a long " i" sound instead of a long " e" sound.

有时也简称为“半挂车” 。 在这种情况下， “半挂车” “半挂车”是该词的缩写形式， 无论出于何种原因， 它总是以长音“i” 而不是长音“e” 发音.