新奇事件簿 AKB48乐队受到袭击

Two members of one of Japan's most popular pop groups AKB48 were injured on Sunday. A fan attacked them with a saw while they were at a promotional event signing autographs. The two singers, Rina Kawaei, 19, and Anna Iriyama, 18, were mingling¹ with fans who had queued for hours to see them, when a man suddenly lunged forward and slashed² them with a saw. The pair were fortunate not to have sustained³ serious injuries and were released from hospital a day after the attack. They both had cuts on their hands and head. A concert in Tokyo that had been scheduled for Monday night was cancelled. The assailant got past lax security and said he wanted to kill anyone. He had not targeted the women.

日本最受欢迎的流行音乐乐队在周日受伤。当她们在看到促销活动中给粉丝签名的时候，一名粉丝突然攻击她们。两位歌手是19岁的Rina Kawaei和18岁的Anna Iriyama，她们与排队几个小时来见她们的粉丝混在了一起。一名男子突然拿着一把锯跑向前，并用锯削她们。两人很幸运，没有严重受伤,在受袭住院一天之后，就康复出院。她们的手和头部带有伤痕。原定于周一晚上的东京音乐会也取消了。袭击者通过了松懈的安检，并说自己想杀害所有人。他没有针对女性。

The band AKB48 have become a pop culture phenomenon in Japan and are hugely popular around Asia. They are ubiquitous in their home country, appearing daily on TV and radio, with their images being plastered⁴ on advertisements throughout Japan. They hold the Guinness record for being the world's largest pop group. The group was formed in 2005 in Tokyo's Akihabara district with 48 members. They have since expanded to 140 members. Annual competitions are held to replenish⁵ their number when older members retire. Members have to follow strict rules if they join the group, including a total ban on dating. A clause⁶ in their contract states that any band member falling in love is "forbidden".

AKB48乐队已经成为日本的一种流行文化，而且在亚洲地区也很受欢迎。她们在自己的国家无处不在,每天都出现在电视和电台上,日本的广告中普遍带有她们的相片。她们是世界上最大的流行乐队，并因此一直保持这项吉尼斯世界纪录。该团队在2005年成立于东京秋叶原区，当时成员有48人。自此之后她们已经扩展到140个成员。当她们的老成员退休之后，她们每年都会举行比赛来补充成员数量。当成员加入团队之后，她们需要遵守严格的制度，包括禁止约会。协议中的一条规定就是，禁止任何乐队成员谈恋爱。

1 mingling   

adj.混合的

参考例句：

• There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间，已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
• The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。

2 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 sustained   

adj.持久的，持续的v.维持( sustain的过去式和过去分词 )；支撑；忍受；长期保持

参考例句：

• Without correct leadership, the enthusiasm of the masses cannot be sustained. 没有正确的领导，群众的积极性就不可能持久。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He has sustained a great loss by the death of his father. 他父亲的去世使他蒙受巨大的损失。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 plastered   

v.使平；涂以灰泥；粘贴；掩饰(plaster的过去分词形式)adj.涂得厚厚的；醉醺醺的；〈美俚〉“plaster”的派生

参考例句：

• The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head. 暴雨使她的头发紧贴头顶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These rough places on the wall could be plastered over. 可以在墙上这些毛糙的地方涂上灰泥。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 replenish   

vt.补充；(把…)装满；(再)填满

参考例句：

• I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
• We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。

6 clause   

n.（正式文件或法律文件的）条款，从句，分句

参考例句：

• The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.这句中有一个主句和一个从句。
• What clause do you require in the contract?你要求在合同中订上什么条款？