悉尼人质事件结束 三人遇害

 　　Three people have been confirmed dead after gunfire ended a 16-hour hostage siege at a Sydney cafe.

　　Police say the dead include the gunman and two of the 17 hostages. Four others were wounded.

　　New South Wales state police Commissioner¹ Andrew Scipione.

　　"I can indicate to you that we have accounted for, at this stage, 17 hostages. That includes the five that escaped yesterday and a number that have been caught up, some with traumatic injuries, some with medical conditions. We have, as you have reported, two deceased among the hostages and six that were uninjured. We also have a lone² gunman who has been shot and killed and we have a male police officer who has been injured as a result of a gunshot wound to the face."

　　悉尼人质事件结束 三人遇害

　　The two dead hostages have been identified as a 34-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman.

　　A police robot was also sent into the building, but no explosives were found.

　　Local media identified the gunman as 50-year-old Iranian-born Man Haron Monis, who was once prosecuted³ for sending offensive letters to families of Australian troops killed in Afghanistan.

　　Monis had been out on bail⁴ on charges of being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife, and on sexually assaulting a woman in 2002.

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

3 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

4 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。