美国国家公共电台 NPR Jacksonville Shooting Witness Recalls 'People Crying' And 'Running For Their Lives'

 

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

In Florida, a man opened fire during a video game tournament yesterday. Two people were killed, and at least nine others were wounded in this shooting before authorities¹ say the suspect shot himself. The suspect we're told was participating in the tournament, which featured the video game Madden Football.

One of the gamers who ran for safety was Ryen Aleman, who traveled to Florida to play in the tournament. He is now back home in Texas. I spoke² with him this morning and began by asking him to walk me through what happened yesterday.

RYEN ALEMAN: I was playing the game, the Madden game, with my opponent³. And this happened behind us, like, when the shooting was occurring. So I heard a pop. And we have headphones on. And I take off my headphones and look to the left, and everybody started running. So what I did was I dropped down and crawled⁴ to the restroom. And when I crawled to the restroom, like, the shooting was still occurring - like, multiple⁵ shots. And I went inside the restroom. And I just stayed in there.

But like, I felt trapped. Like, if he comes in here and opens this door, then I'm just - I'm probably going to die 'cause there was no way of me running anywhere. So I guess, like, after, like, 25 or 30 shots, like, it had stopped. And I started hearing everybody, like, still running and crying and just saying, like, I'm shot; help me. At that time, I didn't know what to do. Like, I was still panicking. Like, I was - like, at that time I didn't know if the killer⁶ was still alive or if he was - like, if he probably and was going to come back and start shooting everybody again.

So I just started panicking and panicking. And in my head, I was just saying, just run. Don't look anywhere else. Just try to get a taxi or something and just go straight to the airport. So that's what I did. I just opened the door, and I saw everybody running around. And I just started running to the closest taxi I seen. And I just went straight to the airport.

GREENE: Now, Ryen Aleman told me that he knew the two people who were killed.

ALEMAN: When you go to these tournaments, it's people from all around the, like, United States. And it's the top Madden competitors. Like, all we want to do is play against each other and, like, see where we're at against, like, the top Madden competitors. And, I mean, just that morning we're all just goofing⁷ around, seeing, like, who's going to win it all, who's going to take it today. I mean, just to see him - just to see both of them pass away is - I mean, I don't understand.

GREENE: And are you doing OK? Are you getting help and support from people?

ALEMAN: Yeah, from family, friends.

GREENE: Well, we'll be thinking of you. I can't imagine going through something like this. And I know it takes a very long time to recover. So...

ALEMAN: Yeah.

GREENE: ...We'll be thinking of you. And thank you for talking to us.

ALEMAN: Thank you.

GREENE: That was Ryen Aleman, one of the gamers who ran for safety yesterday during that shooting in Jacksonville, Fla.

1 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 opponent   

n.对手，敌手，反对者；adj.敌对的，反对的

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• After a fierce struggle,he got a beat on his opponent.经过殊死的较量，他占了对手的上风。

4 crawled   

v.爬( crawl的过去式和过去分词 )；（昆虫）爬行；缓慢行进；巴结

参考例句：

• They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
• She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸，躺在那里喘着粗气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 multiple   

adj.多个(或多项、多种)的；n.（数）倍数

参考例句：

• The number 8 is a multiple of 4.八是四的倍数。
• The most common multiple births are twins,two babies born at the same time.最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。

6 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。

7 goofing   

v.弄糟( goof的现在分词 )；混；打发时间；出大错

参考例句：

• He should have been studying instead of goofing around last night. 他昨晚应该念书，不应该混。 来自走遍美国快乐40招
• Why don't you just admit you're goofing off? 偷了懒就偷了赖，还不爽爽快快承认？ 来自辞典例句