美国国家公共电台 NPR--Authorities say California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people

Authorities say California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people

Transcript¹

Authorities have identified the alleged² shooter in the church shooting in Laguna Woods, Calif. David Chou, 68, has been booked on one felony count of murder and five felony counts of attempted murder.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Investigators³ say the man who walked into a southern California church and began shooting on Sunday was motivated by political hate. From member station KPCC, here's Robert Garrova.

ROBERT GARROVA, BYLINE⁴: The Orange County Sheriff's Department says 68-year-old suspect David Chou is a Chinese American citizen who drove from Las Vegas to the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, south of Los Angeles. They say he made his way to a luncheon⁵ for a Taiwanese congregation attended by about 40 people. The attendees were in a banquet hall that has a stage with a black curtain. That's where officials say the suspect hid Molotov cocktails⁶ and rounds of ammunition⁷. Chou allegedly secured the doors with chains and attempted to jam locks with superglue. After Chou opened fire, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes says a 52-year-old doctor attending the event, John Cheng, charged the suspect. Cheng was fatally shot.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

DON BARNES: Without the actions of Dr. Cheng, it is no doubt that there would be numerous additional victims in this crime. Dr. Cheng is a hero in this incident.

GARROVA: Cheng, who specialized⁸ in sports medicine, has been described as an empathetic physician. He is survived by a wife and two children. Five additional congregants, ranging in age from 66 to 92, were also injured. Barnes says congregants detained the suspect with extension cords before deputies arrived.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

BARNES: During the struggle, other parishioners got involved. A pastor⁹ threw a chair at the subject, and they were able to render him subdued¹⁰.

GARROVA: Barnes says the shooting was an isolated¹¹ incident and that the information collected so far shows Chou was acting¹² alone. The Orange County district attorney says there is a lot of evidence that the suspect had an absolute bias¹³ towards the Taiwanese people. Kristi Johnson, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, says the agency has opened a federal hate crimes investigation¹⁴.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

KRISTI JOHNSON: We have discovered evidence that the individual was motivated by some type of hate - digital evidence, written evidence and, of course, witness statements.

GARROVA: Authorities say the suspect was apparently¹⁵ upset over political tensions between China and Taiwan. They say Chou had worked as a security guard in the Las Vegas area. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent Stephen Galloway says two 9 mm caliber¹⁶ semiautomatic pistols were found at the scene.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

STEPHEN GALLOWAY: The suspect lawfully¹⁷ purchased the firearms in Las Vegas, Nev.

GARROVA: Chou is facing one count of felony murder and five counts of attempted murder. For NPR News, I'm Robert Garrova in Orange County, Calif.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 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》

4 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。

5 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

6 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

7 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

8 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

9 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

10 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

11 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

12 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

13 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

14 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。

15 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

16 caliber   

n.能力；水准

参考例句：

• They ought to win with players of such high caliber.他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。
• We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平。

17 lawfully   

adv.守法地，合法地；合理地

参考例句：

• Lawfully established contracts shall be protected by law. 依法成立的合同应受法律保护。 来自口语例句
• As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us. 当成是我的合法丈夫，无论疾病灾难，直到死亡把我们分开。 来自电影对白