VOA新闻杂志2023 加州8天内经历3次大规模枪击

California Experiences 3 Mass Shootings in 8 Days

加州8天内经历3次大规模枪击

California, the most populous¹ state in the United States, has experienced three deadly mass shootings in just eight days.

加州是美国人口最多的州，在短短八天内发生了三起致命的大规模枪击案。

On Monday, police arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of seven people in Half Moon Bay, California. The incident came just two days after a Lunar New Year attack in Monterey Park that killed 11 people. And on Jan. 16, a young mother and her baby were among six people killed in a shooting at a home in California's Central Valley.

周一，警方逮捕了一名涉嫌在加州半月湾枪杀七人的嫌疑人。就在这起事件发生两天后，蒙特雷公园发生了一起农历新年袭击事件，造成11人死亡。1月16日，一名年轻的母亲和她的孩子在加利福尼亚州中央谷的一处住宅发生的枪击案中丧生。

Police identified the gunman in Half Moon Bay as 67-year-old Chunli Zhao. San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said officers found him in his car at a sheriff's substation.

警方确认半月湾的枪手是67岁的赵春丽。圣马特奥县警长克里斯蒂娜·科普斯（Christina Corpus）说，警察在一个警长的变电站发现了他在车里。

A total of seven bodies were found in two places. Another person was found injured at a farm several kilometers away from the other shooting. Officials believe Zhao worked at one of the places where victims were found.

在两个地方共发现七具尸体。另一人在距离另一起枪击案数公里的农场被发现受伤。官员们认为，赵在发现受害者的地方之一工作。

Officials do not know why he carried out the shooting. But Reuters reports Corpus as saying that he is "fully² cooperating" with the investigation³. The sheriff's department believes Zhao acted alone.

官员们不知道他为什么开枪。但据路透社报道，科珀斯表示，他正在“全力配合”调查。警长部门认为赵是单独行动的。

Half Moon Bay is a coastal⁴ farming town about 48 kilometers south of San Francisco. About 12,000 people, mostly white, live in the area that is known for growing flowers and vegetables.

半月湾是一个位于旧金山以南约48公里的沿海农业城镇。该地区以种植花卉和蔬菜而闻名，约有12000人，其中大部分是白人。

Half Moon Bay Vice⁵ Mayor Joaquin Jimenez said those killed included Chinese and Latin American farm workers. One official said some of the workers lived at the farming facilities and children may have witnessed the shooting.

半月湾副市长乔金·希门尼斯表示，遇难者包括中国和拉丁美洲的农场工人。一名官员表示，一些工人住在农场设施，儿童可能目睹了枪击事件。

A video of the arrest shows three officers approaching the parked car with their weapons prepared to fire. Zhao got out of his car and the police pulled him to the ground. Officers then handcuffed him and led him away.

一段逮捕视频显示，三名警察带着准备开火的武器接近停着的汽车。赵某从车上下来，警察将他推倒在地。警察随后给他戴上手铐并将他带走。

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on the social media service Twitter that he was visiting people injured in the Monterey Park shooting when he was told of the shooting at Half Moon Bay. "Tragedy upon Tragedy," he tweeted.

加州州长加文·纽瑟姆（Gavin Newsom）在社交媒体服务推特上表示，当他被告知半月湾枪击案时，他正在探望蒙特雷公园枪击案中受伤的人。“一场又一场悲剧，”他在推特上写道。

At this time, law enforcement officials are still learning more about the deadly shooting in Monterey Park, a majority Asian-American community near Los Angeles. The gunman, Huu Can Tran, shot himself after killing⁶ 11 people at a dance studio.

目前，执法官员仍在进一步了解洛杉矶附近的蒙特利公园（Monterey Park）发生的致命枪击案。枪手Huu Can Tran在一家舞蹈工作室杀死11人后开枪自杀。

"For the second time in recent days, California communities are mourning the loss of loved ones in a senseless act of gun violence," U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday morning. "Even as we await further details on these shootings, we know the scourge⁷ of gun violence across America requires stronger action," Biden said.

美国总统乔·拜登（Joe Biden）周二上午表示：“近几天来，加州社区第二次为枪支暴力事件中失去亲人表示哀悼。”。拜登说：“尽管我们在等待有关这些枪击事件的进一步细节，但我们知道美国枪支暴力的祸害需要采取更有力的行动。”。

The Associated Press reported that in less than three weeks of the new year, the U.S. has experienced six mass killings⁸ with 39 deaths. The information comes from a database kept by the AP, USA Today and Northeastern University. The database tracks every mass killing — defined as four dead, not including the offender⁹ — committed in the U.S. since 2006.

美联社报道称，在新年不到三周的时间里，美国发生了六起大规模屠杀事件，39人死亡。这些信息来自美联社、《今日美国》和东北大学保存的数据库。该数据库追踪了自2006年以来在美国发生的每一起大规模杀人事件——定义为4人死亡，不包括罪犯。

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facilities –n. (pl.) buildings and equipment used for a specific purpose

 

1 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 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。

4 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

5 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。

6 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。

7 scourge   

n.灾难，祸害；v.蹂躏

参考例句：

• Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
• The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后，不称职的人就遭殃了。

8 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

9 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。