VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 突尼斯拘留12名旅館襲擊嫌疑人員

Tunisia has detained 12 people in connection with an attack last week that killed 38 people, an official said Thursday.

周四一位官員表示，突尼斯拘留了上周襲擊中的殺害38人的12名嫌疑犯。

Security forces killed the gunman following the mass shooting Friday in the city of Sousse. Officials said he was the only shooter. But they have been searching for people who may have given him help before the attack.

周五蘇斯城發(fā)生了大規(guī)模的槍殺，防暴力量射殺了持槍歹徒。官方表示，他是唯一的射擊手。但是警方仍在調(diào)查攻擊發(fā)生前給持槍歹徒提供裝備的人員。

Tourist police officers patrol at the beach in Sousse, Tunisia, July 1, 2015.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility, just as it did when two gunmen killed 21 people at the Bardo museum in Tunis in March. Most of the dead in both attacks were foreign tourists.

伊斯蘭極端組織宣布承擔(dān)責(zé)任，就像三月時(shí)兩名持槍歹徒在巴杜博物館殺害21人后承認(rèn)罪行一樣。在這兩次襲擊中，死者多為外國(guó)游客。

Afghan court cancels death sentences in mob killing of woman

阿富汗法院宣布搶劫謀殺婦女罪免除死刑。

An appeals court in Afghanistan has cancelled death sentences given to fourmen found guilty of murder earlier this year.

今年上半年，阿富汗呼吁廢除四名殺害婦女的男人的死刑。

One defense attorney told VOA that three of the men were re-sentenced to 20-year terms. The fourth convict was sentenced to 10 years because he was 17 when the crime took place.

一位被告律師向VOA透露，其中三個(gè)人已被重新判處20年有期徒刑。第四個(gè)人判處10年有期徒刑，因?yàn)樗缸飼r(shí)才17歲。

Farkhunda Malikzada was 27 years old when a mob attacked and killed her last March in Kabul. A mullah had accused her of burning the Koran just before the attack. An investigation showed no evidence of that accusation.

Farkhunda Malikzada去年三月在喀布爾被搶劫謀殺時(shí)年僅27歲。在她死前曾有一名毛拉控告她燒掉了《古蘭經(jīng)》。調(diào)查顯示沒有證據(jù)支持這一控訴。

At least 36 dead in Philippines boat accident

菲律賓傾船案件導(dǎo)致至少36人死亡。

Philippine officials said at least 36 people are dead and more are missing after a passenger boat capsized in the central part of the country.

菲律賓官員表示，客船在本國(guó)中部?jī)A覆，造成至少36人死亡，無(wú)數(shù)乘客失蹤。

The Kim Nirvana was carrying 189 people Thursday when officials said it went down only a kilometer from Ormoc City on the island of Leyte.

周四，名為Kim Nirvana的船只載有乘客189人，官員稱，該船剛剛從萊特島的奧莫科市出發(fā)，僅行一公里就傾覆。

The coast guard said at least 127 people have been rescued. Divers are searching for at least 26 other people.

海岸警察稱至少挽救了127人。潛水員仍在搜尋另外26人。

U.S., Japan to play in Women’s World Cup final

美國(guó)、日本世界杯女足決賽PK

The U.S. women’s soccer team will get a rematch with Japan, the team thatbeat them in the 2011 Women’s World Cup final. The two will play Sunday in Vancouver, Canada.

美國(guó)女足隊(duì)將再次和日本對(duì)決，日本女足曾在2011年女足世界杯決賽打敗美國(guó)。周日，雙方將在加拿大的溫哥華舉行比賽。

Japan moved forward in competition Wednesday after defeating England inplay in Alberta, Canada. The score was 2-1. England player Laura Bassettmade the winning goal for Japan when she accidentally sent the ball into herteam's net.

日本在加拿大艾伯塔省打敗英國(guó)后在周三的比賽中搶占先機(jī)。英國(guó)隊(duì)選手勞拉誤將球踢進(jìn)本隊(duì)球門，使日本贏得一分，最終比分為2:1，日本獲勝。

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Words in the News

detain – v. to keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioningabout a crime or in politically sensitive situations.

tourist – n. a person who travels to a place for pleasure

mob – n. a large group or crowd of people who are angry or violent or difficultto control

capsize – v. to turn so that the bottom is on top

rematch – n. a match or game that is played by the same people or teamsafter an earlier match or game — usually singular