白宫收"炸弹威胁" 紧急疏散

 　　WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The White House press room was evacuated¹ over a bomb threat after a phone call alerted the Metropolitan² Police Department, said White House Spokesman Josh Earnest Tuesday.

　　The Secret Service interrupted White House spokesman Josh Earnest's televised news briefing shortly after 2 p.m. and escorted journalists out of the building.

　　While journalists were out of the press room, secret service officers combed the venue³ looking for explosives with the help of a sniffer dog.

　　A little more than 30 minutes later, an all-clear signal was given, and journalists were led back to the press room.

　　Bomb threat prompts White House press room evacuation

　　President Barack Obama and his family were not evacuated, according to Earnest.

　　The White House evacuation came within hours of another evacuation happening at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, located in the northeastern part of the Capitol Hill, after the U. S. Capitol Police received a phone call reporting a package was found in a room of the building.

　　The Capitol Hill evacuation was taken as a precaution, which disrupted an ongoing⁴ hearing at the time. The police later investigated into the case but no result of the investigation⁵ is available so far.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

3 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。