BBC新闻：美国校园枪击案致6人死亡
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
Hello, I’m Chris Barrow with the BBC News.
President Biden has urged congress to act now to ban assault weapons following Monday’s deadly school shooting in the US city of Nashville. The shooter Audrey Hale killed three 9-year-old children along with three staff members.
Police said Audrey Hale bought seven guns legally and hid them at home. They interviewed the 28-year-old’s parents who said Hale was under doctor’s care for an emotional disorder and should not have had any weapons. Tennessee has no laws that allow police to seize guns from violent suspects. The family of one of the victims, Mike Hill, a custodian at the school, released a statement saying he was beloved by the faculty and students. 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs’s father is a local pastor. He said the family would one day be reunited with her.
VOCABULARY
1. assault weapon: 攻击性武器
2. custodian n. a person who takes responsibility for taking care of or protecting something. 监护人；看守人；保管人。例如：the museum’s custodians 博物馆的管理员
3. pastor n. a minister in charge of a Christian church or group, especially in some Nonconformist churches （尤指非英国国教的）牧师
QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1. What happened in the US city of Nashville on Monday?
A) A school shooting.
B) A bombing.
C) A fire.
D) A protest.
2. What did President Biden urge Congress to do following the deadly school shooting?
A) To increase funding for schools.
B) To ban assault weapons.
C) To build more schools.
D) To hire more teachers.
3. Who bought the guns used in the school shooting in Nashville and where the guns were hidden?
A) The victims; at the school.
B) The shooter; at the school.
C) The shooter; at home.
D) The police; at the station.
KEY
1. What happened in the US city of Nashville on Monday?
A) A school shooting
B) A bombing
C) A fire
D) A protest
【答案】A
【解析】周一，美国纳什维尔市发生了一起校园枪击事件。
2. What did President Biden urge Congress to do following the deadly school shooting?
A) To increase funding for schools.
B) To ban assault weapons.
C) To build more schools.
D) To hire more teachers.
【答案】B
【解析】在美国纳什维尔市周一发生致命的学校枪击事件后，拜登总统敦促国会采取行动，禁止使用攻击性武器。
3. Who bought the guns used in the school shooting in Nashville and where the guns were hidden?
A) The victims; at the school.
B) The shooter; at the school.
C) The shooter; at home.
D) The police; at the station.
【答案】C
【解析】枪击事件中使用的枪支由枪手本人购买，并藏匿于其家中。
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