万花筒 2012-12-26&12-28 美国各地校区雇佣持枪警卫增强校园安保

 We are back now with the issue of guns in America following the Newtown tragedy, specifically protecting schools with armed guards. Yesterday, the executive vice¹ president of NRA called for just that in every school in America, it's a highly controversial idea but the NBC's Charles Hadlock reports some schools are already going a big step further. 

In schools districts across the country, teachers, administrators² and politicians are debating ways to keep classrooms safer.

A police officer now walks the halls in an elementary school in Butler, Pennsylvania.

One of a growing list of school districts -- including Marlboro, N.J. and Orange County, Florida. -- now hiring armed guards after the deadly Newtown shootings. 

"We have armed officers in all 14 schools in the Butler Area School District and we plan to have that on a daily basis from now on." 

But soon, it may be more than just armed guards patrolling the the nation's public schools.

Lawmakers in at least 10 states have said they'll consider laws allowing teachers and administrators to carry firearms.

In tiny Harrold, Texas -- where the nearest sheriff's deputy is 30 minutes away -- teachers and administrators sometimes felt unsafe.

In Harrold, all 100 students -- from kindergarten to 12th grade -- attend school in one building. In a school this small and remote, a security guard would be too costly³. So here, the teachers are the first responders.

They're allowed, even encouraged to carry concealed⁴ handguns after they've obtained licenses⁵ and extensive training.

"We're not teaching violence, we're protecting kids." Superintendent⁶ David Thweatt says he believes the program, now in its fifth year, will prevent the unthinkable."I want to be able to call my parent and say a bad guy came into our school. Your child is coming home safe and sound. The bad guy is leaving in a body bag."

Strong words that worry some teachers' groups.

"I just think we're setting up a scenario⁷ where more people are going to get hurt and the wrong people will get hurt in these cases and I think it's bad policy." 

And in Michigan this week, the governor vetoed a bill that would have allowed teachers to carry guns.

"Ah, it's impractical⁸ and ineffective. Ah there was an armed guard at Columbine that didn't help. Typically, typically these episodes, these tragedies are concluded in matter of seconds or minutes," Still, the idea may be catching⁹ on. In Oregon, one gun shop is offering teachers free handgun lessons.

Back in Harrold, Superintendent Thweatt won't say which teachers or how many may have guns -- part of the secret, he says, to keep students safe.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

4 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

5 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

6 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。

7 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

8 impractical   

adj.不现实的，不实用的，不切实际的

参考例句：

• He was hopelessly impractical when it came to planning new projects.一到规划新项目，他就完全没有了实际操作的能力。
• An entirely rigid system is impractical.一套完全死板的体制是不实际的。

9 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。