澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 土耳其在叙利亚北部展开军事行动 德国哈雷市枪击案致2人死亡

Turkish forces have begun bombarding towns in the north of Syria, as troops mass on the border. It comes just days after the abrupt¹ US pullout from the area. Families have been filmed fleeing on foot and in cars and trucks. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say three of their fighters and five civilians² have been killed, dozens more have been injured. The military action has been condemned³ by European nations and the United States.

土耳其军队已经开始轰炸叙利亚北部的城镇，士兵已经在边境地区集结。几天之前，美国突然从该地区撤军。镜头拍到平民步行或乘坐汽车和卡车逃离。库尔德人领导的叙利亚民主军表示，袭击造成三名武装人员和五名平民死亡，另有数十人受伤。这一军事行动遭到了欧洲多国和美国的谴责。

Back home, police have begun the hunt for an arsonist⁴ they believe started the devastating⁵ bushfires in northern New South Wales. 21 homes have been lost in four separate fires leaving residents in the Rappville and Ewingar areas devastated⁶. After a horror 24 hours, reinforcements will be flown from interstate later today to help exhausted⁷ fire crews. Residents continue to return to their homes, many finding they have nothing left.

来看澳大利亚国内新闻，新南威尔士州北部地区发生毁灭性山火，目前警方已经开始搜捕纵火犯。四起火灾烧毁了21座房屋，令拉普维尔和埃文加地区的居民极为不安。在经历了可怕的24个小时之后，支援力量将于今天晚些时候经由州际公路抵达，为精疲力尽的消防员提供帮助。居民陆续返回家中，但许多人发现他们已经一无所有。

A manhunt is underway in Germany following a shooting attack on a synagogue and a kebab shop which killed two people on Judaism's holiest day. The shooting rampage in city of Halle was live streamed on Amazon's video gaming platform Twitch⁸ and has since been removed. One gunman was filmed in action wearing a military-style outfit⁹ carrying several weapons. Police say one person has been arrested. German officials have labelled the shooting an anti-semitic attack and say there are signs it could be the work of right wing extremists.

在犹太教最神圣的日子，德国一座犹太教堂和一家烤肉店发生枪击，造成2人死亡，目前德国警方正在搜捕嫌犯。这起发生在哈雷市的枪击事件在亚马逊电子游戏平台Twitch进行了直播，目前该视频已被删除。在直播中，一名枪手身穿军服式外套，并携带多个武器。警方表示，目前已经逮捕一人。德国官员称这起枪击案是反犹太袭击，并表示有迹象表明这可能是右翼极端分子所为。

1 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。

2 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

3 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 arsonist   

n.纵火犯

参考例句：

• You're pretty sure you can identify a single arsonist?你确信你能鉴别出一个特定的纵火者？
• The arsonist confessed that he set fire to six businesses.那纵火犯承认他给6家商场纵过火。

5 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

6 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

7 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

8 twitch   

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

• The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
• I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

9 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。