英语新闻精读练习20220706

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今天的英语新闻精读练习的内容是：

22-Year-Old Man in Custody After Deadly Shooting in Highland Park, Ill.

美国伊利诺伊州海兰帕克小镇发生枪击事件，一名22岁男子被拘留

英语原文:

Gunshots rained down from a rooftop onto a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., killing six and injuring dozens. Celebrations were called off across the region amid fears of more violence. The police have taken into custody a 22-year-old man they had identified as a “person of interest” in the shooting. Several cities and towns called off their parades and fireworks displays, and some closed beaches. In both Highland Park and neighboring Deerfield, residents were advised to stay indoors.

生词:

Highland Park, Ill         海兰帕克，伊利诺伊州

rooftop         n. 屋顶

parade         n. 游行；

custody         n. 拘留

call off         取消

violence         . 激烈；暴力；

identify         v. 认定

person of interest         n. 嫌疑犯，嫌疑人

fireworks displays          烟火表演；

beache         海滩

Deerfield         迪尔菲尔德

译文对照:


Gunshots rained down from a rooftop onto a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., killing six and injuring dozens.

7月4日，美国伊利诺伊州海兰帕克小镇的独立日游行中发生枪击事件，枪手从屋顶向游行队伍人群中“随机扫射”，造成6人死亡，数十人受伤。

Celebrations were called off across the region amid fears of more violence.

由于担心发生更多暴力事件，整个地区的庆祝活动被取消。

The police have taken into custody a 22-year-old man they had identified as a “person of interest” in the shooting.

警方已经抓捕了一名22岁的男子，并将其确定为枪击案的“嫌疑人”。

Several cities and towns called off their parades and fireworks displays, and some closed beaches.

一些城镇取消了游行和烟火表演，一些海滩也关闭了。

In both Highland Park and neighboring Deerfield, residents were advised to stay indoors.

在海兰帕克小镇和邻近的迪尔菲尔德，居民都被建议不要外出。

文章原文来自纽约时报（The New York Times）, 这里只是截取了文章的一部分进行精读、学习.

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