15-year-old killed, several injured in Washington, D.C. shooting

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 01:00

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A shooting at a crowded intersection of Washington, D.C., left one teenager dead and three others — including one Police officer — injured, the Metropolitan Police Department of the U. S. capital has confirmed.

美國首都華盛頓大都會警察局證實，華盛頓一個擁擠的十字路口發(fā)生槍擊事件，造成一名青少年死亡，另有三人受傷，其中包括一名警察。

Though details of the incident and the shooter have not yet been revealed, MPD chief Robert J. Contee told the media that a 15-year-old died in the firing at 14th and U street, NW, as crowds gathered in a concert area to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

雖然事件的細節(jié)和槍手尚未披露，但大都會警察局負責(zé)人Robert J. Contee告訴媒體，一名15歲的少年在西北部14街和U街的交叉口的槍擊中死亡，當時人群聚集在一個音樂會區(qū)慶祝“六月節(jié)”。六月節(jié)是美國的一個聯(lián)邦節(jié)日，紀念被奴役的非洲裔美國人的解放。

MPD：Metropolitan Police Department的縮寫，大都會警察局

Juneteenth：n. 六月節(jié)（美國于6月19日慶祝黑奴解放的節(jié)日）

emancipation /??m?ns??pe??(?)n/ n. 解放

The shooting is believed to have been a result of a brawl, and one person pulled out a firearm and began shooting. The officer who intervened to control the situation was shot in his lower extremity and will survive, the chief said.

據(jù)信，這起槍擊事件是一起斗毆造成的，其中一人掏出槍開始射擊。警察局長說，當時試圖控制局面的警察下肢中彈，但沒有生命危險。

brawl /br??l/ 喧鬧；斗毆；鬧事 ?a drunken brawl 酒后鬧事

lower extremity 下肢

extremity /?k?strem?ti/ n.手足，四肢；盡頭，末端；極端，絕境；殘酷的手段，非常手段

The incident is the latest in a spate of public shootings in the US over the last two months.

這起事件是過去兩個月美國一系列公共槍擊事件中的最新一起。

spate /spe?t/ n. ~ of sth 一連串，接二連三（通常指不愉快的事物）? The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks. 這次炸彈爆炸事件是一連串恐怖主義襲擊中最近的一起。

IN (FULL) ?SPATE (河流) 暴漲；發(fā)洪水 ?After heavy rain, the river was in spate. 大雨過后，河水暴漲

There have been at least 245 mass shootings this year, according to the archive. Last year, there were 692 mass shootings, the highest number of mass shootings of any year since 2014.

根據(jù)檔案，今年一共有至少245起群眾槍擊事件。去年一共有692起，是自2014年以來最多槍機事件的年份。

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