美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国密歇根州立大学发生枪击事件 致3死5伤

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Police say at least three people were killed and five critically wounded in a shooting on the Michigan State University campus Monday night.

警方表示，星期一晚上，密歇根州立大学校园发生枪击事件，造成至少3人死亡，5人重伤。

The gunman took his own life.

枪手自杀了。

Police did not immediately release his name.

警方没有立即公布他的名字。

But they say he was a 43-year-old man with no known affiliation¹ with the school.

但警方表示，他是一名43岁的男子，与学校没有任何已知的联系。

Rescuers in Turkey are still trying to find people alive, eight days after two devastating² earthquakes.

土耳其两次毁灭性地震发生8天后，救援人员仍在努力寻找生还者。

At least 35,000 people are known dead in Turkey and Syria.

据了解，土耳其和叙利亚至少有3.5万人死亡。

New York City police say a man driving a U-Haul truck swerved³ onto sidewalks, hitting bicycle and scooter riders.

纽约市警方表示，一名男子驾驶一辆U-Haul卡车突然转向冲向人行道，撞倒了骑自行车和滑滑板车的人。

One person was killed and eight were injured.

该事故造成1人死亡，8人受伤。

The driver was arrested.

司机已被逮捕。

The White House defended the shoot downs of three unidentified objects in as many days.

白宫为几天内击落三个不明物体进行了辩解。

The White House National Security Council spokesman said there's no specific reason to suspect those objects were conducting surveillance, but it couldn't be ruled out.

美国国家安全委员会发言人表示，没有具体理由怀疑这些物体正在进行监控，但不能排除这种可能性。

1 affiliation   

n.联系，联合

参考例句：

• There is no affiliation between our organization and theirs,even though our names are similar.尽管两个组织的名称相似，但我们之间并没有关系。
• The kidnappers had no affiliation with any militant group.这些绑架者与任何军事组织都没有紧密联系。

2 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。

3 swerved   

v.（使）改变方向，改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯，以躲开一个骑自行车的人。
• The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese. 为了躲避一队鹅，司机突然来个急转弯。 来自《简明英汉词典》