[時事英文] The Charlie Hebdo Shooting 查理周刊總部槍擊案
在這種艱難的時刻，我們祈願法國的人們要能夠把持住心中的那份堅毅。而身在台灣的我們，也在此向法國全體人民獻上最真切地關懷和祈福。
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時事詞彙:
1. assault rifle, shotgun, RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) launcher 衝鋒槍、霰彈槍、火箭榴彈發射器
2. automatic weapons 自動化武器
3. assailant 襲擊者;兇徒
4. force their way into 強行進入
5. satirical newspaper 撰寫諷刺性文章的報刊
6. fire up to 50 shots 開了50槍
7. attract worldwide attention 引發了全世界的關注
8. main motive of the attackers 這些襲擊者的主要動機
9. lampoon 嘲諷
10. depictions of Muhammad 對於穆罕默德的描繪
11. founder of Islam 伊斯蘭教的創始人
12. show a hatred for... 顯示...對於的怨恨
13. massacre 大屠殺
14. claim responsibility for the attack 宣稱為此次襲擊的主使者
15. a massive manhunt 一項大規模的搜捕行動
16. police intervention 警方介入
17. in connection with the attack 與此次襲擊有關連
18. link to 與…有連結
19. …were detained by the police ...被警方拘留
20. on the run 逃亡中
21. armed and dangerous 武裝且具危險性
22. hold hostage 持有人質
23. track down 經追蹤或搜索而發現
24. raise threat level 提高威脅指數
25. open fire 開火;開槍
26. martyrs 殉教者
27. …were gunned down by the police 被警方擊斃
28. kosher（食物等）符合猶太教教規的，潔淨的
29. a kosher supermarket 猶太教超市
30. deadliest act of terrorism 恐怖主義的致命行為
31. honor the victims 紀念遇難者
32. publication 出版品;發表;刊物
33. continue as usual 如同往常一般持續下去
34. ...declared that France was at war with radical Islam ...宣布法國與激進的伊斯蘭教派宣戰
35. “It is a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity.” 這是一場反對恐怖主義、聖戰主義、激進派伊斯蘭教以及任何可能危及到博愛、自由和團結等精神的戰爭。.
36. honor the victims 紀念遇難者
37. offer our condolences and deepest sympathies (至上/表示)我們的悼念以及最深的同情
英文稿全文:
On 7 January 2015, two masked gunmen armed with AK-47 assault rifles, a shotgun, and an RPG launcher forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. The gunmen fired up to 50 shots with automatic weapons, while shouting "God is great" in Arabic.They killed twelve people, including the editor of the magazine, seven other Charlie Hebdo employees, and two national police officers, and wounded eleven others. The newspaper has attracted worldwide attention for its regular depictions of Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
Hatred for Charlie Hebdo 's cartoons, which made jokes about Islamic leaders as well as Muhammad, is perceived to be the main motive for the massacre. The former deputy director of the CIA proposed that the motive of the attackers was to shut down a media organization that lampooned the Prophet Muhammad.On 9 January, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack.
A massive manhunt began immediately after the shooting.The assailants were described by police as "armed and dangerous", and the threat level in France was raised to its highest possible status. On 9 January, police tracked two of the suspects to an industrial building northeast of Paris. Both suspects were gunned down when they ran out of the building and opened fire on the police. On the same day, another suspect linked to the Charlie Hebdo shooting entered and attacked a kosher supermarket in east Paris. Several people, including two police officers, were wounded before the police stormed the grocery store and shot the suspect. Another suspect is believed to be still on the run.
A total of twenty people--17 victims and three gunmen--were killed at four locations between 7 and 9 January, and at least twenty-one others were injured, some critically. On Saturday, the Prime Minister of France declared that the nation was now at war with radical Islam. “It is a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity,” he said in a speech.
文章出處:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/world/europe/french-muslims-worry-about-backlash-after-charlie-hebdo-attack.html?_r=0
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11338033/Charlie-Hebdo-Paris-shootings-Heroism-and-hatred.html
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