PBS高端访谈:纽约爆发一起独狼式卡车袭击 嫌犯被捕

 　　Judy Woodruff: At least eight people are dead and 11 or more injured in Lower Manhattan today after a rented pickup¹ truck plowed² into a busy bicycle path.

　　The incident happened a few blocks away from the World Trade Center Memorial site. The New York City Police Department reported that a 29-year-old male suspect was taken into custody³. Mayor Bill de Blasio said they were increasing security in the area, and he urged people to be vigilant⁴.

　　Mayor Bill De Blasio, New York: Based on the information we have at this moment, this was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror, aimed at innocent civilians⁵, aimed at people going about their lives, who had no idea what was about to hit them.

　　Judy Woodruff: For the very latest, we turn to special correspondent Marcia Biggs in Manhattan. Marcia, what do we know about what happened?

　　Marcia Biggs:, at 3 : So, Judy, this is still a developing investigation⁶. It's only a couple hours old. What we know is that 05 p.m., a 29-year-old male entered the West Side Esplanade, which is a bike path here on the West Side of Manhattan along the river. He entered in a Home Depot⁷ rented pickup truck at high speeds at Houston Street, mowing⁸ down pedestrians⁹, driving about 16 blocks, before colliding with a school bus.

　　Then he exited the vehicle brandishing¹⁰ what appeared to be two weapons, what appeared to be a pellet gun and a paintball gun, before NYPD officers shot him in the abdomen¹¹. He was then taken to the hospital. There are eight confirmed dead and over a dozen injured, and they expect more injuries to come.

　　Judy Woodruff: So, Marcia Biggs, heard Mayor de Blasio say it is an act of terror. Do we know what they're basing that on?

　　Marcia Biggs: Judy, we don't know much. We were — it was confirmed that it was an act of terror, as you said, as we heard, but it was also stressed that this is a lone¹² wolf, that there is no wider plot understood, that also it was reported that there were witnesses saying that he had shouted out "God is great" in Arabic, but the NYPD wouldn't confirm that.

　　Judy Woodruff: And, Marcia, we know this is a very busy area. We assume there was some security there when this happened.

　　纽约爆发一起独狼式卡车袭击 嫌犯被捕

　　Marcia Biggs:, Well, the officers reacted very, very quickly. Commissioner¹³ Ray Kelly stressed today in an interview that I saw that the suspect didn't use those weapons, that those weapons may have been inoperable, if they were real at all. The NYPD was the only one firing shots, and they shot him very, very quickly, and arrested him. We don't have any other information about him other than his age. But the area around -- in this neighborhood where I'm standing¹⁴, which is just a few blocks from where it happened, was immediately put into lockdown mode. The high school nearby was put into lockdown mode. This was 3:00 in the afternoon, so school was about to be let out. This is a very busy neighborhood. We're just in the middle of the Financial District. It's also a very family-friendly neighborhood, a lot of residents in this area, schools, so it was a very quick lockdown, Judy.

　　Judy Woodruff: And I was just being reminded the police chief is named O'Neill. Marcia, finally, we know this is Halloween. A lot of people, assuming children, are going to be out on the streets tonight. What are they saying to people about whether they can go out or not?

　　Marcia Biggs: Well, both the mayor and the governor stressed New Yorkers need to be New Yorkers, New York is strong, we will not let this affect us.

　　The Halloween Parade, which is a very, very famous and raucous¹⁵, fun time in the West Village, is still apparently¹⁶ going ahead as planned, although it is not quite in this area. It's a little bit northeast of here, about a 15-minute walk, I would say, so it's not right in this area. But it was stressed in this press conference, New Yorkers need to be New Yorkers — Judy.

　　Judy Woodruff: Yes. Marcia Biggs reporting for us from Lower Manhattan. Again, a reminder¹⁷ that things can change in an instant. Thank you, Marcia.

　　And we're going to be updating all of you with this latest on the New York City attack and hear more about how law enforcement evaluates acts of terror. That will be at the end of the program.

1 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

2 plowed   

v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
• He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

5 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。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 depot   

n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站

参考例句：

• The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
• They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

8 mowing   

n.割草，一次收割量，牧草地v.刈，割( mow的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lawn needs mowing. 这草坪的草该割了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "Do you use it for mowing?" “你是用它割草么？” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

9 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 brandishing   

v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句

11 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

12 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

13 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

14 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

15 raucous   

adj.(声音)沙哑的，粗糙的

参考例句：

• I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.我听见楼上传来沙哑的笑声。
• They heard a bottle being smashed,then more raucous laughter.他们听见酒瓶摔碎的声音，然后是一阵更喧闹的笑声。

16 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

17 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。