新聞字彙2012/12/15

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新聞字彙2012/12/15

26 dead in US school shooting (Bangkok Post) 12/15/2012

A man killed his mother at home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 young children, as youngsters cowered in their classrooms and trembled helplessly to the sound of gunfire reverberating through the building.

The 20-year-old killer, carrying two handguns, committed suicide at the school, bringing the toll to 28, authorities said.

 

Examples:

cower捲縮---

The dog cowered under down the table when his master shouted angrily.

當主人生氣地喊著，那狗抖縮在桌子下邊。

The frightened children cowered in the corner.

受驚的孩子們捲縮在角落裡.

reverberate回蕩著---

I heard a voice reverberating in the air of the church, Billy I’ll make you rich, buy a lottery ticket.

我聽到一個聲音在教堂空中回蕩著，比利買張彩券吧!我將讓你富有! ”

toll死亡人数---

The death toll from the violence has reached 26.

由暴力事件引起的死亡人数已經達到28人.

新聞字彙2012/12/9

He cited President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) as saying that

he“sees a light at the end of the tunnel.”CAN

看到隧道中的一線曙光

(we never t known that how long it’s the tunnel.)

light at the end of the tunnel苦盡甘來--- something which makes you believe that a difficult or unpleasant situation will end

for example:

Unemployment is still rising but some economists assure us there is light at the end of the tunnel.