美国各地为奥兰多枪击案死难者烛光守夜

 Thousands of people held candlelight vigils in several major cities across the U.S. Sunday night for the 50 people shot dead in the worst mass killing¹ in U.S. history.

在美国各地的几大主要城市，成千上万人星期日晚间举行烛光守夜仪式，哀悼美国历史上最惨重的一次枪击案的50名死难者。

Twenty-nine-year-old Omar Saddiqui Mateen -- an American born to Afghan parents -- opened fire in the Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. Fifty people died. Fifty-three people were wounded, some of them gravely.

星期日凌晨，29岁的奥马尔·萨迪奇·马丁在佛罗里达州城市奥兰多的“脉搏”夜总会开枪行凶，打死50人，53人受伤，其中一些人伤势严重。凶手出生在美国，父母是阿富汗人。

The nightclub catered² to a primarily gay clientele.

这家夜总会的顾客主要是同性恋者。

Vigils for the shooting victims were held in Orlando itself, as well as in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington.

除奥兰多外，波士顿、芝加哥、纽约、旧金山和华盛顿也都举行了守夜仪式。

In Manhattan, lights on the iconic Empire State Building were turned off in sympathy for the victims. Meanwhile, the spire³ at One World Trade Center - near the site of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil - was lit in rainbow colors, the symbol of gay pride.

在曼哈顿，帝国大厦熄灭灯火，以示对遇害者的哀悼。与此同时，世贸中心一号大楼亮起彩虹灯饰，这是同性恋者骄傲的象征。

President Barack Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of the victims.

奥巴马总统下令美国降半旗，向奥兰多枪击案的死难者致哀。

Obama declared it an act of terrorism and said the Federal Bureau of Investigation⁴ (FBI) is leading the investigation. He said no effort will be spared to find out what inspired the killer⁵ or if he had any links to terrorist groups.

奥巴马宣布，这是一起恐怖主义行动，并表示美国联邦调查局正在领导调查工作。他说，美国将全力以赴，弄清是什么鼓动了那个杀手，以及他是否和恐怖组织有联系。

The grim president again addressed a stunned⁶ nation from the White House, saying it is easy for someone to get his hands on a weapon to shoot people in schools, churches, movie theaters and nightclubs. "We have to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be. And to actively⁷ do nothing is a decision as well."

奥巴马神情严肃地在白宫发表讲话，告诉全国上下因此受到震惊的美国人民说，有人可以轻易得到武器，在学校、教堂、电影院和夜总会杀人。奥巴马说：“我们必须决定这是不是我们所要居住的那种国家，而不作为，也是一种决定。”

Secretary of Defense⁸ Ash Carter said, "If investigators⁹ conclude this was an act of terror directed or inspired by ISIL (Islamic State), it will only steel our resolve to defeat this depraved enemy, prevent the spread of its hateful ideology¹⁰, and defend our people."

美国国防部长卡特说：“如果调查显示这是一起受到伊斯兰国的指使或煽动的恐怖行动，就更坚定了我们击败伊斯兰国、遏制其有害意识形态蔓延以及保护美国人民的决心。”

Mateen's former wife said her ex-husband was bipolor. "He was mentally unstable¹¹ and mentally ill."

凶手的前妻对记者说，他具有双重人格，精神上有问题。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 catered   

提供饮食及服务( cater的过去式和过去分词 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• We catered for forty but only twenty came. 我们准备了40客饭菜，但只来了20个人。
• They catered for everyone regardless of social rank. 他们为所有人服务而不计较其社会地位。

3 spire   

n.(教堂)尖顶，尖塔，高点

参考例句：

• The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击。
• They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔。

4 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。

5 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

6 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

7 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

11 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。