费城高中两名学生被枪杀

 　　费城高中两名学生被枪杀

　　WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two students were shot at a high school Friday in Philadelphia, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, local media reported.

　　The shooting happened at around 3:20 p.m. local time at the Delaware Valley Charter¹ School. The injured boy and girl, both aged² 15, were rushed to the Albert Einstein Medical Center in the vicinity³. They are both listed in stable condition.

　　The suspect was taken in police custody⁴ for the shooting, according to local media reports.

　　The incident was the second shooting case at a school across in the United States this week. A 12-year-old boy opened fire on two classmates at a middle school in the state of New Mexico Tuesday, injuring three people injured, including two of his fellow students before he dropped the shotgun and was taken into police custody.

1 charter   

n.特许状，执照，宪章；v.特许，发给特许执照

参考例句：

• This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。
• We will charter a steamer to convey the goods.我们将租一艘船运送这批货物。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 vicinity   

n.邻近，附近地区

参考例句：

• He told us there was no hotel in the vicinity.他告诉我们说附近没有旅馆。
• There's a factory in the vicinity of the school.学校邻近有个工厂。

4 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。