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美国有线新闻 CNN 拉斯维加斯发生枪击案 成美国史上最严重枪击事件

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We're starting with an overview1 of a mass shooting that took place Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the U.S. state's most populated city. It's internationally famous for its extravagant2 hotels, casinos and entertainment.

And it was during an outdoor country music concert on the Las Vegas strip that gunfire was heard just after 10:00 on Sunday night. There were around 22,000 people at the show. Police say the crowd was targeted by a single gunman on the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel.

At least 58 people were killed and more than 500 others were taken to hospitals. This was the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

U.S. President Donald Trump3 addressed the incident on Monday morning.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief. Last night, a gunman opened fire in a large crowd, at a country music concert. It was an act of pure evil.

AZUZ: Jason Aldean, who was performing at the time of the attack, was unharmed. He described it as beyond horrific and said his thoughts and prayers went out to everyone who was there.

Support and sympathy poured in from the U.S. capital and around the world, with U.S. government leaders praising the efforts of the first responders.

Police found the suspected gunman dead inside his hotel room. They believe he killed himself. He was identified as a 64-year-old man named Stephen Paddock.

But the Las Vegas sheriff said law enforcement had no knowledge of the man and that he didn't know how this could have been prevented. He also said officials were not calling the shooting a terrorist attack at this time.

SHERIFF JOE LOMBARDO, SHERIFF OF CLARK COUNTY: Well, we have to establish what his motivation is first and there's motivating factors associated with terrorism other than distraught person just intending to cause mass casualty.

REPORTER: Is it terrorism? A much repeated question that's asked by government agencies in the wake of an attack. And while it seems simple at first, making a call can be a struggle.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The deadly terror attack.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Terror attack.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Terror —

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Terror —

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Terror —

REPORTER: In 2015, there were almost 15,000 acts of terror in the world. The problem is that there's no internationally recognized definition for terrorism. The U.N. has been debating it for years.

The FBI defined terrorism as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property, to intimidate4 or coerce5 a government, the civilian6 population or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives.

So, essentially7, it comes down to motive8. Was there a political or ideological9 agenda behind the attack?


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1 overview 8mrz1L     
n.概观,概述
参考例句:
  • The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
  • The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。
2 extravagant M7zya     
adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的
参考例句:
  • They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
  • He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。
3 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
参考例句:
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
4 intimidate 5Rvzt     
vt.恐吓,威胁
参考例句:
  • You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事?
  • The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。
5 coerce Hqxz2     
v.强迫,压制
参考例句:
  • You can't coerce her into obedience.你不能强制她服从。
  • Do you think there is any way that we can coerce them otherwise?你认为我们有什么办法强迫他们不那样吗?
6 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
参考例句:
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
7 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
8 motive GFzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
9 ideological bq3zi8     
a.意识形态的
参考例句:
  • He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
  • He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作,对我有很大帮助。
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