美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-12-16

 I'm Anderson Cooper, welcome to the podcast. Shooting tell their stories, let's get started.

 

We begin tonight with breaking news. Terrible news, another mass shooting this time at a shopping mall, the Clackamas Town Center just outside Portland, Oregon. This is the new video from inside the mall, terrified shopper, some with their hands up as law enforcement officers swept them mall. Listen.

 

"Hold on for the research. Hold on some..."

 

The sweep went long into the evening until officers could know for sure that the gunman who opened the fire with an assault rifle did not have an accomplice¹. He did not, he was acting² alone. A, there were two victims dead, one critically wounded, several more with lighter³ injuries, and the gunman killed, dead apparently⁴ with self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police say he did all the shooting himself, again, the shooter is dead apparently of self-inflicted gunshot wound. Local authorities give more details just a short time ago.

 

"Just in that day, we are almost finished the searching the entire mall and locating everybody, releasing them from the mall. The numbers are still the same, we know there to be the shooter's deceased, two dead and one transported to trauma⁵. Additionally, I can confirm that the shooter is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. By all accounts, there is no rounds fired by law enforcement in the mall tonight."

 

"No rounds?"

 

"No rounds. No rounds fired by the law enforcement today in the mall."

 

"We'll take all questions at the end."

 

"We again, we are wrapping up our search of the mall and releasing everybody at the scene, we have a lot of work to do as far as gathering⁶ witness statements and stuff before everybody is released from the scene. So, I'm asking for familiy friends to please, still be a little patient before we get everybody released from the mall. And still, if you have questions, contact the sheriff's office. I'd like to introduce Sergeant⁷ Adam Philips, the PIO for the sheriff's office."

 

Adam Philips: "I've been contacted with the mall management, they have said that they are going to be posting information for businesses, employees, and customers who are affected⁸ by this incidents, on their webpage, you can find it on the internet, the more is going to be remain closed for the rest of this evening and as long as the police investigation⁹ goes on, we'll remain closed as well. We do not have a timeline for that, people who have stuff left inside the mall, check the Clackamas Town Center webpage for information on how to get it back. Your property is secure tonight, the process will be developed on how to get that back to you."

1 accomplice   

n.从犯，帮凶，同谋

参考例句：

• She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
• He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。

2 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。

3 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

4 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。

5 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 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。