VOA慢速英语2019 日本京都动画被人为纵火

Man Sets Fire, Killing¹ Many in Japan

A man saying loudly “You die!” ran into a building in Kyoto, Japan, Thursday. He poured out a liquid and set a fire that killed more than 30 people. The attack, at an animation² office building, shocked anime fans in Japan and beyond.

周四，在日本京都，一名男子大声喊“去死吧！”他泼洒了一种液体并纵火，导致30多人死亡。这起发生在一座动漫办公大楼的袭击震惊了日本及世界各地的动漫迷。

Over 30 others were injured, some of them badly.

另有30多人受伤，其中一些人伤势严重。

Witnesses said they heard bangs coming from the building and saw people coming out blackened, bleeding and barefoot, Kyodo News reported.

据共同社报道，目击者称，他们听到了大楼传来的砰砰声，看到黑乎乎的幸存者浑身是血地光脚跑出来。

“There was an explosion, then I heard people shouting, some asking for help,” a witness told TBS TV. “Black smoke was rising from windows on upper floors.”

一位目击者告诉TBS电视台：“现场发生了爆炸，然后我听到人们喊叫，有人呼救。楼上的窗户冒出滚滚浓烟。”

Fire officials said more than 70 people were in the building at the time.

消防官员表示，当时大楼里有70多人。

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commented on Twitter: “Today, many people were killed and wounded in an arson³ murder case in Kyoto. It is too appalling⁴ for words.”

日本首相安倍晋三在推特上表示：“今天，京都发生一起纵火谋杀案，多人伤亡，惨烈程度无以言表。

The suspect was hurt and taken to a hospital. Police identified him only as a 41-year-old man who was not a company employee. They did not say why he attacked the business.

受伤嫌犯被送往医院。经警方核实，这名41岁男子并非该公司职员。他们并未透露嫌犯的袭击动机。

Most of the victims were employees at Kyoto Animation, which works on films and TV productions. It is best known for its popular stories about high school girls.

大多数遇难者为京都动画公司的员工，该公司从事影视制作。该公司最出名的是关于女高中生的流行小说。

Police and fire officials said the fire started in the three-story building in Japan’s ancient capital. It began after the attacker poured an unidentified liquid that helps fire spread easily.

警方和消防人员表示，日本古都的这栋三层小楼发生了火灾。袭击者泼洒了不明液体后，火势迅速蔓延起来。

Japanese media reported the fire might have started near the front door, forcing people to find other ways out.

日本媒体报道称，这场大火起火点可能是大楼前门附近，迫使人们寻找其它逃生出口。

Officials said firefighters found many bodies. Twenty of them were on the third floor. Some were on the stairs to the roof, where they collapsed⁵, possibly while trying to get out, a fire official said. Two were found dead on the first floor, and 11 others on the second floor, he said.

有关官员表示，消防人员发现了多具遇难者遗体，其中有20具遗体位于3楼。一名消防官员表示，有些遇难者倒在通往屋顶的楼梯上，他们当时可能想从这里逃生。他说，一楼发现2具遗体，二楼发现11具遗体。

A witness who saw the attacker talking with police told Japanese news that the man admitted spreading gasoline and setting the fire with a lighter⁶. She told NHK television the man had burns on his arms and legs. He reportedly was saying angrily that something of his had been “stolen,” possibly by the company.

一位看到袭击者与警方对话的目击者告诉日本媒体，该男子承认泼洒汽油并用打火机纵火。她对NHK电视台表示，嫌犯的手脚烧伤。据报道，他当时愤怒地大喊他的一些作品被“抄袭”，可能是这家公司所为。

Kyoto Animation, better known as KyoAni, was founded in 1981 as an animation and comic book production studio. Its hits include “Lucky Star” of 2008, “K-On!” in 2011 and “Haruhi Suzumiya” in 2009.

京都动画更为人熟知的名字是“京阿尼”，该公司成立于1981年，是一家动漫制作工作室。它的热门作品包括2008年的《幸运星》、2011年的《轻音少女》以及2009年的《凉宫春日》。

Company president Hideaki Hatta said, “My heart is in extreme pain. Why on earth did such violence have to be used?” Hatta said the company had received death threats through emails by unidentified people in the past. But he did not link them to Thursday’s attack.

该公司总裁八田英明表示：“我的心情极度悲痛。为什么世间会发生这种残暴行径？”八田英明表示，公司过去收到过匿名邮件的死亡威胁。但他并未将这些与周四的袭击事件联系起来。

Anime fans expressed anger, prayed and mourned for the victims on social media. Many posted with the hashtag “#PrayForKyoani.”

动漫粉丝在社交媒体上表达愤怒，并为受害者祈祷和哀悼。许多人发文时使用了“为京都动画祈祷”的标签。

Violent crime is relatively⁷ rare in Japan, but occasional incidents have shocked the country.

日本的暴力犯罪相对罕见，但是偶发事件却让举国震惊。

Less than two months ago, a man with a knife attacked a group of school girls at a bus stop in Kawasaki, just south of Tokyo. And a fire in 2001 in Tokyo’s crowded Kabukicho entertainment area killed 44 people in the country’s worst known case of arson in modern times. Police never announced an arrest in the setting of that blaze⁸.

不到两个月前，一名持刀男子在东京南部的川崎市一个公共汽车站袭击了一群女学生。2001年，东京繁华的歌舞伎町娱乐区发生火灾，造成44人死亡，这是该国现代最严重的纵火案件。警方仍未宣布抓获纵火嫌犯。

Words in This Story

animation – n. a way of making a movie by using a series of drawings, computer graphics⁹, or photographs of objects (such as puppets or models) that are slightly different from one another and that when viewed quickly one after another create the appearance of movement

bang – n. a sudden loud noise

arson – n. the illegal burning of a building or other property : the crime of setting fire to something

appalling – adj. very bad in a way that causes fear, shock, or disgust

mourn – v. to feel or show great sadness because someone has died

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

3 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

4 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

7 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

8 blaze   

n.火焰，火堆，火光，火灾；vi.燃烧，着火

参考例句：

• In a blaze of anger he shouted at them.他怒火中烧，对着他们大吼起来。
• Dry wood makes a good blaze.干木燃起夺目的光焰。

9 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。