BBC新闻：加拿大官员发布有史以来最严重的大规模枪击事件报告
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
Officials in Canada have released a final report into the country’s worst ever mass shooting. They called for sweeping changes to end what they described as an epidemic of gender-based domestic violence in Canada. Michael McDonald was one of the officials on the mass casualties commission.
“Among our recommendations, we are calling for a process to rethink the structure of policing in Nova Scotia, greater focus on addressing and preventing the root causes of violence in our communities, including gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, and family violence, and a much expanded and more collaborative model to ensure community safety and wellbeing.”
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VOCABULARY
1. casualty n. a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident （战争或事故的）伤员，亡者，遇难者。例如：road casualties 交通事故伤亡人员
2. address v. to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it 设法解决；处理；对付。例如：We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution. 我们必须设法解决交通污染问题。
3. wellbeing n. 健康，幸福。例如：We are responsible for the care and well-being of all our patients. 我们承担所有病人的护理工作，并对他们的健康负责。
QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1. What is the final report about?
A) The country’s worst ever mass shooting.
B) The structure of policing in Nova Scotia.
C) The root causes of violence in communities.
D) All of the above.
2. What is the main focus of the report’s recommendations?
A) To ensure community safety and wellbeing.
B) To reconsider the structure of policing in Nova Scotia.
C) To deal with the root causes of violence in communities.
D) To condemn the country’s worst ever mass shooting.
3. What is described as an epidemic in Canada according to the report?
A) Gender-based domestic violence.
B) The structure of policing in Nova Scotia.
C) The root causes of violence in communities.
D) The country’s worst ever mass shooting.
KEY
1. What is the final report about?
A) The country’s worst ever mass shooting.
B) The structure of policing in Nova Scotia.
C) The root causes of violence in communities.
D) All of the above.
【答案】D
【解析】这份最终报告有关加拿大历史上最严重的大规模枪击案、新斯科舍省（Nova Scotia）警务结构以及社区暴力的根本原因。
2. What is the main focus of the report’s recommendations?
A) To ensure community safety and wellbeing.
B) To reconsider the structure of policing in Nova Scotia.
C) To deal with the root causes of violence in communities.
D) To condemn the country’s worst ever mass shooting.
【答案】C
【解析】报告的建议重点是应对及解决社区暴力出现的根本原因，从而促进社区安全和福祉。
3. What is described as an epidemic in Canada according to the report?
A) Gender-based domestic violence.
B) The structure of policing in Nova Scotia.
C) The root causes of violence in communities.
D) The country’s worst ever mass shooting.
【答案】A
【解析】报告称加拿大存在基于性别的家庭暴力猖獗的现象。epidemic这里不是指“流行病”，而是指“（坏事的）泛滥，猖獗”。
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