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President Barack Obama spoke on Sunday about the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando that killed at least 50 people and gravely injured dozens more, calling it an “act of terror and an act of hate.”
奥兰多一同性恋夜店发生大规模枪机事件，造成至少50人死亡，数十人受伤，周日奥巴马称其为“恐怖和仇恨行为”。
The massacre now stands as the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
此次大屠杀是美国历史上最致命的大规模枪击事件。
Making a statement from the White House, Obama said at this point, they are not sure exactly what the shooter’s motivation was, but that he was clearly “a person filled with hatred.”
奥巴马就此在白宫发表声明说，他们并不确定枪手的动机是什么，但显然他是“一个充满仇恨的人。”
He added the FBI is investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.
奥巴马补充道，联邦调查局正以恐怖袭击调查这一事件。
Authorities have identified the man as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, who went into the club around 2AM and opened fire.
当局确认枪手是29岁的奥马尔·马丁，他凌晨2点左右到达夜店，然后开火。
He was later shot and killed by the police.
随后他被警方开枪击毙。
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词汇解析
1、statement
(正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述，声明
Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it.
安德鲁现在推翻了那个说法，说那是自己在情绪低落时说的话。
'Things are moving ahead.'— I found that statement vague and unclear.
“事情正在取得进展。”—我认为这个说法含糊不清。
(为某一场合特别发表的)官方声明，正式声明
The statement by the military denied any involvement in last night's attack.
军方发表声明称其和昨晚的袭击无任何关系。
证明(儿童)有特殊教育需求
Nearly a year later, it was agreed that Tom would be statemented.
近一年后，汤姆被批准将获得特殊教育。
I had eight statemented children in my class.
我的班里有 8 名需要接受特殊教育的孩子。
2、identify
认出;识别;分辨出
There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic.
好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。
I tried to identify her perfume.
我试图分辨出她用哪种香水。
确认;指认;验明
Police have already identified around 10 murder suspects.
警方已经确认了约10名谋杀案疑凶。
The reporters identified one of the six Americans as an Army Specialist.
记者们认出6名美国人中有一位是陆军技术兵。
发现;察觉
Scientists claim to have identified natural substances with cancer-combating properties.
科学家们声称已经发现自然界的某些物质具有抗癌特性。
Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
发现问题后，如何克服它的问题又出现了。
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