日本女子组合AKB48遭粉丝袭击

 Japan girl group AKB48 attacked with saw

日本女子组合AKB48遭粉丝袭击

Two members of Japanese pop group AKB48 were injured¹ on Sunday. A fan attacked them with a saw. The two singers were signing autographs² for fans. They had waited for hours to see AKB48. A man suddenly rushed forward and cut them with a saw. They were lucky not to have serious injuries – just cuts on their hands and head. The attacker got past poor security³. He wanted to kill anyone. He did not target members of AKB48.

AKB48 are amazingly popular in Japan and Asia. They are everywhere - on TV, radio and in advertisements. They hold the Guinness record for being the world's largest pop group. The group started in 2005 in Tokyo's Akihabara district with 48 members. There are now 140 girls. There are yearly⁴ competitions to replace older members with younger ones. There are also very strict rules. No one can date. Their contract⁵ says "love is forbidden".

 

1 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

2 autographs   

n.亲笔签名( autograph的名词复数 )；亲笔稿，手迹v.在…上亲笔签名( autograph的第三人称单数 )；亲笔书写

参考例句：

• The film fans gathered around him and asked for his autographs. 影迷围上来要他签名留念。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I have got lots of famous footballers' autographs. 我有许多著名足球运动员的亲笔签名。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

4 yearly   

adj.每年的，一年一度的；adv.一年一次地

参考例句：

• The flower show is a yearly event in our town.我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。
• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。

5 contract   

n.合同，契约，婚约；v.使缩短，感染，订约

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。