福克斯新闻 桑迪霍克枪击案2周年纪念

Sunday will mark the 2nd December 14th since the massacre¹ at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

这个星期天将迎来12月14日桑迪霍克小学大屠杀事件的2周年纪念日。

Two years ago, 20 children and six educators were gunned down by Adam Lanza before he took his own life.

2年前,在亚当·兰扎结束自己的生命前将20名儿童和6位教育者杀害。

He had killed his mother inside their home before going to the school.

而在前往学校前这位凶徒在家中将自己的母亲杀害。

As people in Newtown mark the date, the reminder² is also there that the psychological affects of it are ongoing³.

随着纽镇的人们纪念逝者的亡魂,也提醒着这件枪击案对人们造成的心理影响。

The school’s superintendent⁴ says some of the damage is just now coming to the surface.

事件学校的负责人表示一些创伤现在正渐渐浮出水面。

Agencies have been working to set up a support system for mental health treatment for the next 12-to-15 years, as the youngest survivors⁵ approach adulthood⁶.

而随着最年轻的幸存者们逐渐步入成年，各个机构一直努力建立一个未来12至15年治疗心理健康的帮助系统。

1 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

2 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。