NBC晚间新闻 七人或被困乡村小屋九年

Tonight police are investigating how seven people, reportedly a father and his six adult kids, lived in what they say was isolation¹ in a small lockable room in this farmhouse². Set off the road and shrouded³ from view by a line of trees. All seven people now safe but police say they don't know why the family was there. Adding they may have been cut off from the outside world for the last nine years. It's the talk of the town. According to police a young man ventured out, reporting he was worried about the living conditions of his family.

Chris westerby owns a nearby pub told nbc news that man wandered in, looking confused. He ordered five beers in the cafe and in a second he was gone. Westerby says something felt off. I thought i have to call the police because he needed help, he asked for help, he said he doesn't can go back anymore. At the farmhouse authorities arrested a 58 year old man on suspicion of illegal deprivation⁴ of liberty. His relationship to the others unknown, he'll be in court tomorrow.

今晚，警方在调查七个人住在他们所称的一个农舍的一个小的可锁的房间里的事件。据报道，七人为一位父亲和他的六个成年孩子。这个地方与道路相映成趣，被一排树木遮住。所有七个人现在都安全了，但是警方不知道为什么这家人会在那里。并表示，他们可能在过去的九年时间里都与外界隔绝。这件事是镇子上的人们话题。据警方表示，一名年轻人冒险逃了出来。据报道，他担心他家人的生存条件。克里斯·韦斯特比在是一家附近酒吧的老板，他告诉NBC新闻，一个人走了进来，一脸困惑。他在咖啡厅点了五瓶啤酒，很快就离开了。韦斯特比感觉有些不对劲。我认为我得报警，因为他需要帮助，他说他不能再回到那里了。在农舍，当局逮捕了一名涉嫌非法剥夺他人自由的58岁男子。现在尚不清楚他和其他人的关系。这名男子明天将会出庭。

1 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

2 farmhouse   

n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）

参考例句：

• We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
• We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

3 shrouded   

v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密

参考例句：

• The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
• The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。