PBS高端访谈:德克萨斯州教堂枪击案致20余人死亡

 　　Sutherland's Springs is in Wilson County Texas and Wilson County Commissioner¹, Ernest 'Sick' Hajek now joins me on the phone.

　　Sir, tell me a little bit about this community about this church.

　　This is a very small community, it's not even incorporated² town.

　　It's just a very tiny community, a lot of agricultural places around, probably about seven miles from La Vernia, Texas which is a larger community.

　　Did you know any of the people that were going to church there today?

　　I found out a couple of my friends were at the church. Yes.

　　I'm very sorry in case any of your friends are injured. What does hearing this news do to you?

　　It's very heartbreaking. This is a major tragedy for the community.

　　This was the last little community to think something like this will happen.

　　My heart goes out to the community here -- all the victims and their families.

　　I mean these are these sound like very small areas where people know each other and still talk to each other when they pass each other on the street.

　　Exactly. That's a perfect way to describe this community.

　　Can you describe what you saw there when you were trying to help law enforcement out?

　　A lot of ambulances and helicopters. From where I stand the majority of people that died were inside the church.

　　There were one or two on the outside. Just just very tragic³.

　　Do you know anything about who might have done this or some of the people that might be victims here?

　　From what I understand the personal that did this was from another community, probably in a 60 mile radius⁴ of our community here.

　　We don't have a name yet. They're still processing that scene and trying to identify him at this time.

　　Were other people in there? Is your friend?

　　They're in there at this time trying to identify everyone. We don't we don't have that information yet.

　　This is going to be a very lengthy⁵ crime scene process because of the the enormity of it.

　　Thank you so much for joining us on the phone. We're sorry for what's going on there. Thank you. undefined

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 incorporated   

a.结合的，并为一体的

参考例句：

• Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan. 你的很多建议已纳入计划中。
• These conditions must be expressly incorporated into the contract of employment. 这些条件都必须明确地写进雇佣合同之中。

3 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

4 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。

5 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。