美国国家公共电台 NPR Tightest Security In Years At New Year's Celebrations In New York And Las Vegas

 

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New Year's Eve celebrations in the U.S. are just hours away. And police departments around the country have been preparing for months. NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that New York and Las Vegas will see more security than they have in years.

MERRIT KENNEDY, BYLINE¹: It's been three months since a shooter killed 58 people from a hotel window in Las Vegas. And Clark County Commissioner² Steve Sisolak says there will be an unprecedented³ amount of security at tonight's celebrations.

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STEVE SISOLAK: Metro⁴ has added spotters, snipers and strike teams capable of rapidly deploying⁵ within hotel properties.

KENNEDDY: The rooftop snipers are new this year in Las Vegas. And they've doubled the number of rapid response teams in case of an incident - and brought in additional medics and medical supplies. Along with police officers and National Guard troops, a federal coordination⁶ team will be on the ground to respond to any threats. Las Vegas is the only New Year's Eve celebration in the U.S. that federal officials designated at the highest risk level.

And across the country, New York is preparing to welcome some 2 million people to its celebrations. It's going to be chilly⁷ in Times Square. Lows tonight are at just 8 degrees. Mayor Bill de Blasio reassured⁸ would-be revelers at a recent press conference.

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BILL DE BLASIO: There are no credible⁹ and specific threats against New York City at this point in time and no credible and specific threats against the New Year's Eve celebrations.

KENNEDDY: Police Commissioner James O'Neill says the party is going to have its tightest security in years.

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JAMES O'NEILL: The bottom line is this - there will be much the public will see and much the public will not see.

KENNEDDY: The police department has sealed off more than 20 blocks around Times Square, shut down 125 parking garages and is deploying officers to every hotel in the area. They're going to be using dogs that are Vapor¹⁰ Wake, meaning they're better at sniffing¹¹ out explosives in moving crowds. And this year, they'll have more snipers, more heavy weapons teams and thousands of police on the ground.

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JAMES WATERS: So very briefly¹², I'll take you through a quick visual of what one would see if they were to come to the event on Sunday night.

KENNEDDY: James Waters of the department's counterterrorism bureau explains what happens as people enter the heavily guarded Times Square perimeter¹³, marked by cement blocks and city vehicles. First, they'll walk by a Vapor Wake dog. Then...

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WATERS: They will go through a magnetometer, or they will be wanded for weapons. And at some point, they will come to a table where they will have their bags inspected.

KENNEDDY: Then they'll repeat this entire process again in a security pen, he says, before entering the celebrations. Despite recent attacks in New York, the NYPD is vowing¹⁴ that, tonight, Times Square will be the safest place in the world.

Merrit Kennedy, NPR News, Washington.

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1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 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。

3 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

6 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

7 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

8 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

10 vapor   

n.蒸汽，雾气

参考例句：

• The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
• This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。

11 sniffing   

n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
• They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

13 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

14 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。