VOA慢速英語:教堂槍擊案遇難者家屬稱我們沒有容納仇恨的空間

Relatives of victims of the South Carolina mass shooting addressed suspect Dylann Roof in court Friday. They offered him forgiveness.

南卡羅萊納州重大槍擊案受害者家屬在周五法庭上對犯罪嫌疑人Dylann Roof表達了他們的態(tài)度，他們決定原諒他。

"May God have mercy on your soul," said the mother of the youngest victim, 26-year-old Tywanza Sanders.

其中一位最年輕受害者，26歲Tywanza Sanders的母親說：希望上帝能憐憫你的靈魂。

"We are the family that love built," another relative said. "We have no room for hate."

另一位家屬說：我們的家庭是用愛構(gòu)建的，我們沒有地方容納仇恨。

Twenty-one-year-old Dylann Roof was charged with the murders of nine people in the shooting at a church in Charleston. All the victims were black. The suspect is white.

21歲的Dylann Roof在南卡羅萊納州教堂殺害9人受到指控。所有遇難者都為黑人，而罪犯為白人。

The governor of South Carolina described the shooting as a hate crime. She said she wants the state to seek the death penalty.

南卡羅萊納州州長稱此次槍擊事件為仇恨犯罪。她說她希望政府能追究死刑判決。

Yemen talks in Geneva end without deal

Representatives of Yemen’s government and the rebel Houthi group held their first direct talks this week in Geneva, Swtizerland. The United Nations special diplomat for Yemen said the two sides did not reach a cease-fire deal. He expressed hope that such an agreement can be reached with more meetings.

也門政府和胡塞叛軍本周在瑞士日內(nèi)瓦首次舉行直接對話。聯(lián)合國也門特殊外交官表示雙方?jīng)]有達成?；饏f(xié)議。他希望通過更多會議來達成和平協(xié)議。

20 Militants Killed in Pakistan Airstrikes

Military officials in Pakistan say at least 20 militants were killed Friday in an airstrike in a north western border area.

巴基斯坦軍方稱至少20名武裝分子在周五空襲西北部邊境地區(qū)時被擊斃。

A short statement said fighter planes targeted remote areas in the Khyber tribal agency near the Afghan border. The statement also said "about 18 terrorists" were wounded.

一份簡短聲明中稱國外戰(zhàn)機瞄準了阿富汗邊境附近偏遠的Khyberl機構(gòu)。聲明還稱有大約18名恐怖分子受傷。

The historic Khyber pass serves as one of only two trade and transit routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

歷史悠久的Khyber運輸通道是巴基斯坦和阿富汗之間僅有的兩條貿(mào)易和運輸通道之一。

Family Members of First MERS Patient in Thailand Receiving Tests

Two more foreigners in Thailand are being tested for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

泰國兩名外國人員接受中東呼吸綜合癥檢測。

The two are relatives of an infected man from Oman. They had traveled with the man Monday to Thailand where he was to seek treatment for a heart condition.

兩人均與來自阿曼的感染人員有親屬關(guān)系。他們在周一的時候與該人員前往泰國準備接受心臟病治療。

All the man’s family members have been isolated at an infectious diseases center outside Bangkok.

現(xiàn)在該人員所有家庭成員已經(jīng)在曼谷傳染病中心接受隔離。

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Words in the News

address – v. to speak to (a person or group)

isolated – adj. separate from others