美国加州突发枪击事件,至少14死14伤

AS IT IS 2015-12-03 Police: At Least 14 Dead in California Shooting 美国加州突发枪击事件,至少14死14伤

Police say at least 14 people have been killed in a mass shooting in Southern California. And another 14 are wounded. 

The attack happened in San Bernardino at a training center for disabled people.

San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan? spoke¹ to reporters after the incident. He said it is believed that three gunmen were involved. He said the shooters apparently² fled the area. The numbers of casualities may change and it is not known if the shooting was a terrorist attack.

Burguan said there was a massive response to the shooting. He said several local and state security forces took part. 

Earlier reports said the shooters may have been dressed in military clothing. A police spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times that the attackers were heavily armed and possibly wore body armor.  

A bomb squad³ reportedly was deployed⁴ to try to disarm⁵ a possible explosive device.

This latest shooting comes less than a week after a gunman killed three people and wounded nine in an attack at a family planning and health clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In October, a gunman killed nine people at a college in Oregon. In June, a gunman killed nine people at a church in South Carolina.

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casualty – n. a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.

facility - n. something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose

armor – n. special clothing that people wear to protect their bodies from weapons

squad – n. a part of a police force that deals with a specific type of crime

clinic – n. a place where people get medical help

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 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。

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。