手机挡了子弹，救了命！

You think your cellphone is a lifesaver?

"It's remarkable¹, it's unbelievable. "

This one--really is! Not quite bulletproof, but close enough.

"Cellphone was struck while he was on the phone and the bullet went through the cellphone, striking his neck. "

He is 51-year-old, Willie Goree driving this truck to the Dallas area. He decided² to pull over, take an afternoon break in Willis and get a bite to eat. He was on the phone, walking when at least two shots were fired.

"By the time I've got ready to turn around, the guy fired on me, and you know, hit my cellphone and I had my hand up. I was checking my load to see whether it was stable and that's when the... you know, the, the fire … the shot fired, it went from my cellphone to my ear, inside and came out on the other end and the other shot was fired and hit the door. "

They came from under the overpass³, a space you can only crawl through, a space investigators⁴ say this man called home, not all the comforts, just a few bags of belongings--and this. The man was arrested nearby minutes after the shooting. Investigators found something suspicious in his things. The bomb squad⁵ takes no chances. Police say they have no idea what may have caused the man to start shooting. His name is Filfarkey Hofoca. He's from the Isle⁶ of Tonga, here legally.

Locals saw him often.

"I mean, He was over at the pawnshop one day, er, I gave him some money at coff.. , at the McDonald's over here for some coffee one morning, and he did need a little change, but, err⁷, I never saw him doing anything out of the way"--(until now!)

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pawnshop:The shop of a pawnbroker 当铺

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

4 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》

5 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

6 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。

7 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。