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Schools will stay closed today after gunfire knocked out power in North Carolina

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In North Carolina an overnight curfew is in place and schools are closed Monday following gunfire attacks at two electrical substations in Moore County. Power is out for tens of thousands.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

People in Moore County, N.C., spent the night under curfew, and school today is canceled after an attack on the power grid². One or more people shot up electrical substations and knocked out power to more than 45,000 homes and businesses. Here's Nick de la Canal of our member station WFAE.

NICK DE LA CANAL, BYLINE³: The outage began Saturday night. It started in the small town of Carthage and quickly spread across the county, about 90 miles east of Charlotte. In the town of Southern Pines, traffic lights stopped working, and police reported multiple car wrecks⁴, as well as a flurry of calls from triggered alarms and reports of break-ins. Some residents also reported slow cell service.

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RONNIE FIELDS: We faced something last night here in Moore County that we've never faced before.

DE LA CANAL: At a news conference Sunday, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said law enforcement had opened a criminal investigation⁵. He said a person or group of people had driven to two electrical substations and opened fire on the equipment, knocking out power to almost the entire county.

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FIELDS: The person that done this or the persons knew exactly what they were doing, absolutely.

DE LA CANAL: He said a motive⁶ remained unclear. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper tweeted, an attack like this on critical infrastructure⁷ is a serious intentional⁸ crime, and he expects state and federal authorities to bring those responsible to justice. Jeff Brooks⁹, a spokesman for Duke Energy, said the damage from the shootings could take days to fix.

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JEFF BROOKS: We are looking at a pretty sophisticated repair, some fairly large equipment, and so we do want citizens of the town to be prepared that this will be a multiday restoration for most customers.

DE LA CANAL: County officials imposed the nighttime curfew because it wasn't safe to travel and canceled school today. The county also opened a shelter for residents, as temperatures dropped near freezing. The power utility says it could take until Thursday before most residents see their power restored.

For NPR News, I'm Nick de la Canal in Charlotte.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 wrecks   

n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 )；（事故中）遭严重毁坏的汽车（或飞机等）；（身体或精神上）受到严重损伤的人；状况非常糟糕的车辆（或建筑物等）v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 )；使（船舶）失事，使遇难，使下沉

参考例句：

• The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

7 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

8 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

9 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》