速成英语口语第五册 Lesson 4 Breaking News

Lesson 4 Breaking News

第4课 突发新闻

Jack¹: Hi! Did you hear what happened last night? There was a shooting in the Westbrooke Shopping Mall!

杰克：嗨！你听说昨晚发生的事了吗？威斯布鲁克购物中心发生枪击案！

Steve: Yes, we were watching a movie on TV, and they interrupted the program for some breaking news and announced the incident. How terrible!

史蒂夫：是的，我们在看电视上的一部电影，他们因为一些突发新闻而中断了节目，并宣布了这一事件。太可怕了！

Jack: I know. It was the top story on the local news this morning.

杰克：我知道。这是今天早上当地新闻的头条新闻。

They say they don't know yet how many people have been killed, if any,but at least 15 people have been hospitalized in critical condition. Have they caught anyone yet?

他们说，他们还不知道有多少人被杀，如果有的话，但至少有15人在危急情况下住院治疗。他们抓到人了吗？

Steve: I heard that they don't even know if there was one shooter or two.

史蒂夫：我听说他们甚至不知道有一个还是两个枪手。

Jack: Can you imagine doing your weekly shopping and suddenly there are bullets² flying everywhere?

杰克：你能想象一下，当你每周购物时，突然发现到处都是子弹吗？

Steve: Well, I'm glad I wasn't there. I had been there earlier. But...it was a Friday night...there were a lot of families with small children there doing their weekend shopping. What a tragedy!

史蒂夫：我很高兴我不在那里。我之前去过那里。但是那是一个周五晚上。。。那里有很多带着小孩的家庭在周末购物。真是悲剧！

Jack: This story will certainly spark³ a lot of debate about the gun laws.

杰克：这个故事肯定会引发很多关于枪支法的辩论。

Steve: Yes, it most definitely⁴ will! In the bars as well as on TV.

史蒂夫：是的，肯定会的！在酒吧和电视上。

Jack: Let's follow the news story on the Internet.

杰克：我们来关注一下互联网上的新闻报道。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 bullets   

n.弹药；军火

参考例句：

• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。
• The bullets and cannon-balls were flying in all directions. 子弹和炮弹到处乱飞。

3 spark   

n.火花，朝气，情人，俗丽的年轻人；vi.闪烁，冒火花，热情回应；vt.激发，引起，追求

参考例句：

• A single spark can start a prairie fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
• What made the electric wire spark?电线冒火花是什么原因？

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。