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令人震驚的德國校園槍殺案
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Shock over German School Shooting
令人震驚的德國校園槍殺案

本則英語影音新聞及出處:新唐人電視台英語新聞 http://english.ntdtv.com/?c=150&a=8287(可線上觀看)

【新聞關鍵字】
1. victim: n. 受害者
2. spree: n. 瘋狂行為
3. indiscriminately: adv. 不分青紅皂白地
4. unfold :v. 呈現
5. fled :v. 逃走 (flee的過去式)
6. hostage :n. 人質

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STORY:
German students pay their respects to the victims of a shooting spree at their school.
報導內容:
德國學生在校園裡向瘋狂槍殺案的亡者致哀。

Police said 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer killed nine students and three teachers at his former school, the Albertville-Realschule, as well as one person at a nearby clinic in Winnenden in southwestern Germany.
警方表示,在德國西南方的溫嫩登小鎮,十七歲的提姆奎奇邁爾,在他先前就讀的學校「艾博特瑞拉秋拉」,殺害了共九名學生及三名老師,以及一名在附近診所的人。

Police said he entered two classrooms at the school and started firing indiscriminately.
警方表示,他當時進入校園的兩間教室,便開始不分青紅皂白地濫射。

This student saw events unfold:
這名學生目擊了事件經過:

[Lorena, Student at Albertville-Realschule]:
“People stood up as they probably saw someone standing there. They probably stood up to see what he was doing. I went out with my classmate to see what was going on, and then there was a shot.”
[蘿瑞娜,艾博特瑞拉秋拉學生]:
「大家都站起來了,因為他們可能看到有人站在那邊。他們可能是站起來看他要幹嘛。我和我同學走出去看到底發生了什麼事,結果這時候他就開槍了。」

Kretschmer fled in a car with a hostage and came here to the nearby town Wendlingen, around 30 kilometers from the school.
奎奇邁爾飛快地逃進一輛車,押著一名人質,來到了離學校差不多三十公里遠的鄰鎮溫德林根。

【新聞關鍵字】
7. shootout: n. 槍戰
8. bystander: n. 旁觀者
9. gunman: n. 持槍者
10. put into words :ph. 用言語表達
11. sympathy :n. 同情
12. grief: n. 悲痛

During a shootout with police, two bystanders were killed. The gunman also died, bringing the total death toll to 16.
在與警方的槍戰當中,兩名旁觀的路人不幸遇害。持槍歹徒也在槍戰中身亡,使整個槍案的死亡總人數達到十六人。

It wasn’ t clear if the gunman was shot by police or took his own life.
持槍歹徒是被警方槍殺或是自殺,並不清楚。

Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed the nation’s shock:
德國總理梅克爾,表達了這個國家的震驚。

[Angela Merkel, German Chancellor]:
“It is difficult to put into words what happened today — but of course sympathy and grief is with the families of the victims. We hope that they will be able to find some comfort at this difficult time.”
[安吉拉梅克爾,德國總理]:
「對於今天發生的事,很難用言語表達…但是,我可以感受到受害者家屬的悲痛並給予同情。我們希望他們可以在這段艱困的時期獲得安慰。」

Initially, there was little information about Kretschmer, who lived in this house.
起初,關於奎奇邁爾的資訊很少,他住在這間房子裡。

German television reported he may have used a legally-registered gun, kept in his family’s home.
德國電視報導他可能使用的是一把藏於他老家中的合法註冊槍枝。

One gun and 50 bullets were missing from the gunman’s father’s legally-owned collection.
在歹徒父親合法擁有的收藏中,有一把手槍和五十顆子彈不見了。
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