VOA慢速英語：兩名記者在直播期間被槍殺

UPDATE:The suspected gunman has died of gunshot wounds. He shot himself when confronted by police on a highway, officials said. The suspect, Vester Flanagan, was a former employee of the television station WDBJ.

更新：涉嫌槍手已因槍傷死亡。官方表示，他在高速公路上遇到警察時開槍自殺。疑犯韋斯特·弗拉尼根(Vester Flanagan)是一位WDBJ電視臺前雇員。

A gunman opened fire on an American television news crew during a ‘live' television broadcast Wednesday morning. Two people died in the attack. They were identified as 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and her cameraman, 27-year-old Adam Ward.

周三早上，在一檔電視節(jié)目直播期間，一名槍手向美國電視新聞工作人員開槍射擊。在襲擊中，兩人死亡。經(jīng)確認，他們分別為24歲的記者艾莉森·帕克（Alison Parker）和她27歲的攝影師亞當·沃德（Adam Ward）。

Reporter Alison Parker, left, conducting a live interview moments before she was shot dead, Aug. 26, 2015.

Television station WDBJ says they were attacked in South Mountain Lake, near the city of Roanoke in southwestern Virginia. Ms. Parker was questioning a local business leader when the gunman began shooting. The businesswoman was shot in the back, but survived.

WDBJ電視臺表示，他們在南山湖遭遇襲擊，位于弗吉尼亞州西南部羅阿諾克市附近。槍手開槍射擊時，帕克女士正在采訪當?shù)氐囊晃簧探珙I袖，這位商人背部中彈，但幸免遇難。

The camera caught images of the suspected gunman. They show a man wearing dark clothing.

攝像機拍下涉嫌槍手的圖像。圖像顯示槍手身著深色衣服。

Police launched a search for the suspect, who fled the area. He was identified as Vester Flanigan, a former employee of the television station where the two victims had worked. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

警方對逃離該地區(qū)的疑犯展開追捕。襲擊者是韋斯特·弗拉尼根(Vester Flanagan)，他是兩名受害者所在電視臺的一位前雇員。

Officials say the suspect shot himself when police found him on a road outside Washington, D.C. He was at first reported to have died. But it was learned later that he survived his own gunshot and was taken to a hospital in "very critical condition."

官方表示，當警察在在華盛頓特區(qū)外的公路上發(fā)現(xiàn)他時，疑犯開槍自殺。起初報道他已經(jīng)死亡，但后來得知他存活下來，并被送往醫(yī)院，病情危急。

Vester Flanigan also was known as Bryce Williams. Two social media accounts linked to that name were used after the shooting to publicize images from the attack.

韋斯特·弗拉尼根(Vester Flanagan)又被稱為布萊斯·威廉姆斯（Bryce Williams）。在槍擊事件后，與該名字相關(guān)的兩個社交媒體賬戶被用于宣傳襲擊中的圖像。

The shooting happened early Wednesday as the television station was broadcasting a ‘live' video feed from the news crew. Another reporter for the station said, "We have no idea what happened, they were out covering a feature story - they were not covering protests or demonstrations."

這起槍擊事件發(fā)生在周三早間，當時該電視臺正在播放新聞工作人員提供的實時視頻。該電視臺另一位記者表示，“我們不知道發(fā)生了什么。他們當時正在做一個專題報道，并不是有關(guān)抗議或示威的報道。”

The general manager of WDBJ, Jeffrey Marks, appeared during the broadcast after the attack. "We heard screaming," he said. "We heard nothing. And then the camera fell."

在襲擊案件之后，WDBJ電視臺總經(jīng)理杰弗里·馬克斯（WDBJ, Jeffrey Marks）在該臺電視節(jié)目廣播期間現(xiàn)身。他說，“我們聽到尖叫聲，然后就再無聲息，然后攝像機就摔落在地。”

The shooting took place about 190 kilometers from Virginia's capital, Richmond.

這起槍擊案件發(fā)生地距離弗吉尼亞州首都里士滿大約190公里。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是喬納森·埃文斯（Jonathan Evans）。

This report was based on information from VOA's News Division. Ashley Thompson adapted the story for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

critical – adj. relating to a medical condition at which doctors are expecting a change in condition

accounts – n. a record or a business plan for services

feature story– n. a report known best for the quality of its writing