波士顿马拉松赛发生爆炸 三人死亡
Bōshìdùn mǎlāsōng sài fāshēng bàozhà sānrén sǐwáng
Three Dead in Blasts at Boston Marathon
周一,两次致命的爆炸让波士顿马拉松赛和这个城市突然陷入停滞.爆炸造成三人死亡,至少110人受伤.
Two deadly explosions brought the Boston Marathon and much of this city to an abrupt halt Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 110 on a day.
当天数千名参赛选手和观众挤满了波士顿的街道.波士顿警方说,周一下午2点50分左右,位于该市拥挤的Back Bay区域的马拉松赛终点附近发生两起爆炸,此时距获胜者冲过终点线大约已过三个小时.
Thousands of runners and spectators packed the streets. At about 2:50 p.m., some three hours after the winners had crossed the finish line, two bombs exploded near the race's end in the city's crowded Back Bay section, Boston Police said.
惊慌失措的观众逃离现�.掌忻致疟ㄔ斐傻难涛�,警报呼啸着响起又逐渐消失,疲惫且迷失方向的选手和家人在一片混乱中忙着寻找彼此.由于担心发生更多爆炸或其它事件,有关部门呼吁市民待在家里,避免扎堆.
Panicked spectators fled the scene as smoke from the blasts filled the air, sirens wailed and exhausted, disoriented runners and families raced to find one another amid the mayhem. Fearing more explosions or other events, authorities urged people to stay inside and avoid large crowds.
波士顿警察局长戴维斯说,按照正常赛制的要求,警方此前已加强安保,且没有收到有人计划发起袭击的警告.没有特别情报显示有异常情况要发生.他还说,有关部门正在查问嫌犯,但没有人被羁押.
Police had stepped up security as part of the normal race protocol and received no warning of a planned attack, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said. "There was no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen." Authorities were questioning suspects but had no one in custody, Mr. Davis said.
马萨诸塞州州长帕特里克说,爆炸现场附近15个街区至少在24小时内对公众关闭.美国航空管理局下令飞往波士顿洛根国际机场的航班在周一下午晚些时候停留在始发地机场待命.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said a 15-block area around the blast site would be closed to the public for at least 24 hours. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered flights bound for Logan International Airport to remain on the ground at their original airports until late afternoon.
美国总统奥巴马在一份简短的电视讲话中说,他将调动政府全部资源支持调查.他说,毫无疑问,我们将把此案追查到底.
President Barack Obama, in a brief televised address, said he would put the full resources of the government behind the investigation. "Make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this," he said.
案发当天是波士顿爱国者日,这是马萨诸塞州的假日.在这天学校停课,很多工人放假,全美最负盛名的波士顿马拉松赛就在这天举行.
It was Patriot's Day in Boston, the Massachusetts holiday when schools are closed, many workers are off and is the day when the nation's most prestigious marathon is run.
词语解释：
马拉松 （mǎlāsōng） marathon
爆炸 （bàozhà） blast
惊慌失措的 （jīnghuāng shīcuò de） panic
迷失方向的 （míshī fāngxiàng de） disoriented
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