『Three Thai politicians, eager to attract publicity, got the wrong kind of headlines after they were thrown from an elephant they were riding to register their candidacy for the general election. Chanchai Kijprasert, Jarin Saiwan and Pichai Konthongern fell eight feet (2.4 meters) after the pachyderm panicked on seeing traffic and bolted, throwing off its passengers, Thai newspapers reported. The three candidates of Democrat Party were on their way to the Provincial Election Administrative Organization’s office in Phetchabun Province, 350 km (220 miles) north of the Thai capital of Bangkok. Pichai broke his arm in the fall and stay overnight in hospital. His two colleagues were badly bruised.』

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Vocabulary

attract publicity，吸引大眾。

be thrown from，從……上摔下來。

general election，大選、普選。

panick on seeing something，看到……感到恐慌。

throw off，擺脫。

on one's way to，在去……的路上。

in the fall，在跌落過程中。

stay overnight in hospital，在醫(yī)院過夜。

Phrases

bolted，v，逃跑、閂上、跑出去。

bruised，adj，青腫的、瘀紫的。

panick，v，恐慌的。

泰國政府官員騎象算作為一種接地氣的拉票方式。作為游客，不要騎象。沒有買賣，就沒有傷害。