PBS高端访谈:美国纽约发生地铁炸弹袭击

Judy Woodruff: Two weeks before Christmas, residents and workers in New York City experienced another frightening moment. An explosion occurred in a passageway in the subway near the Port Authority bus terminal. The would-be suicide bomber¹ left at least three people with minor² injuries. William Brangham reports.

Man: At approximately 7.20 this morning, we had a terror-related incident.

William Brangham: Emergency crews swarmed³ the streets near Times Square this morning after a man detonated a homemade pipe bomb in the subway.

Man: It's the guy in the hoodie.

William Brangham: Here, cell phone video of a Port Authority surveillance monitor purports⁴ to show the moment the assailant set the bomb off. A finger points out the alleged⁵ assailant among the commuters, and then a blast and a burst of smoke. Left behind, a single body sprawled⁶ on the ground. The attacker was taken to a local hospital with minor burns. Elsewhere in the packed station, the blast created a panic during rush hour.

Alicja Wlodkowski: Suddenly, I see a group of people, like sixty people, running like nuts.

William Brangham: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city had avoided a major catastrophe⁷.

Mayor Bill De Blasio: Let's be also clear this was an attempted terrorist attack. Thank God the perpetrator didn't achieve his ultimate goals.

William Brangham: Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. They say he is originally from Bangladesh and they say he was inspired by, but perhaps did not have direct contact with, the Islamic State group. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders today said Ullah was here on what's called an F-43 visa, one of many that's granted to foreign relatives of U.S. citizens, and part of a program President Trump⁸ wants to curtail⁹.

Sarah Sanders: We know that the president's policy calls for an end to chain migration¹⁰, which is what this individual came to the United States through. And if his policy had been in place, then that attacker wouldn't have been allowed to come in the country.

William Brangham: Authorities say the bomb was a low-tech explosive device strapped¹¹ to the attacker's body with velcro and plastic ties. The New York Times reported the suspect apparently¹² said he chose the subway because of its Christmas-themed posters. At Ullah's home in Brooklyn, police looked for clues into his background and motive¹³. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm William Brangham in New York.

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 swarmed   

密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
• When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

4 purports   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She purports to represent the whole group. 她自称代表整个团体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The document purports to be official but is really private. 那份文件据称是官方的，但实际上是私人的。 来自辞典例句

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 sprawled   

v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词)；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。
• He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV. 他四肢伸开正懒散地靠在扶手椅上看电视。

7 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

8 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

9 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

10 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

11 strapped   

adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

13 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。