2017年CRI Xi sends condolences to Trump over Las Vegas shooting

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a condolence message to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump¹ over the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, which killed at least 59 and injured over 500 others.

President Xi extended his message of sympathy to the U.S. government and people, and profound condolences to the deceased victims.

He also wished a quick recovery for those who were wounded in the attack.

So far, there are no reports of casualties involving Chinese nationals.

The incident happened when a gunman opened fire on a country music concert held in Las Vegas, Nevada, attended by over 22,000 people.

The attacker later killed himself in his hotel room, where over 10 rifles were discovered by the police.

He has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock from Mesquite, Nevada, and is believed to have acted alone though his motive² remains³ unknown.

U.S. President Donald Trump described the shooting as an "act of pure evil" and is reportedly set to visit the city on Wednesday.

A group of world leaders have also extended condolences to the victims while condemning⁴ the attack.

The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is shocked by the horrific attack and will write a letter of condolences to the U.S. government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the shooting was shocking in its cruelty.

He also expressed support to the families and friends of the victims, while wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

Leaders from other countries such as France, Britain and Italy have also expressed condolences to the victims of the mass shooting.

1 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。

2 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。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》