9天作案5次，美国惊现“冷血杀手”【健谈英语】

【头条播报】

A 30-year-old man suspected of shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., was arrested in mid-March. Police said at least two people were killed and three others were wounded in less than two weeks. One day earlier, police in the two cities released multiple surveillance photographs, including a close-up snapshot clearly showing the man's face. A 70,000-dollar reward was offered for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

【分句讲解】

①A 30-year-old man suspected of shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., was arrested in mid-March. 

一名涉嫌枪杀纽约和华盛顿街头流浪汉的嫌疑犯于3月中旬被逮捕。

1. arrest v. 逮捕

sb. be arrested 某人被逮捕（sb. be under arrest）

cardiac arrest 心脏骤停

He was arrested for tax evasion.

= He was under arrest for tax evasion.

他因偷逃税款而被逮捕。

2. suspect v. 怀疑；n. 嫌疑犯

suspect sb. of doing sth. 怀疑某人做某事

3. shoot v. 射中，射杀

He was shot in the leg. 

他被射中了腿部。

4. -less suff. 缺少，没有

wireless 无线的

hopeless 绝望的

harmless 无害的

5. asleep adj. 睡着的

fall asleep 进入梦乡

I was too excited to fall asleep. 

我太兴奋了，无法入睡。

②Police said at least two people were killed and three others were wounded in less than two weeks. 

警方表示，不到两周的时间内至少2人被杀，3人受伤。

1. wound v. （肉体或情感上的）伤害（injure/hurt）；n. 伤口，痛苦

sb. be wounded 某人被伤害

got a stab wound 受到了刺伤

knife wound 刀伤

gunshot wound 枪伤

He was deeply wounded by his son's comments.

他被他儿子的评论深深地刺伤了。

③One day earlier, police in the two cities released multiple surveillance photographs, including a close-up snapshot clearly showing the man's face. 

罪犯落网的前一天，纽约和华盛顿两地的警察公布了多张监控照片，包括一张清晰显示罪犯面孔的特写快照。

1. multiple adj. 多个的

multiple choices 多种选择

multiple uses 多种用途

multi- pref. 多个的

multinational 跨国的

multicultural 多元文化的

multimedia 多媒体的

2 surveillance n. （警察或军队的）监视，盯梢

surveillance cameras 监控摄像头

3. close-up n. 特写照片，近景照片

4. snapshot n. 照片，快照

④A 70,000-dollar reward was offered for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

警方携手美国多部门联合发出总计7万美元悬赏，向公众征集相关线索。

1. reward n. 酬金，悬赏金

Police offered a reward for any information about the robbery.

警方悬赏征求有关劫案的任何线索。

2. lead to 导向，通向

Poor diets will lead to illness.

糟糕的饮食会导致疾病。