安倍晋三被暗杀
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, the longest-serving Japanese leader, has been assassinated. AP correspondent Donna Warder has a report.
Abe was just minutes into a speech at a train station in western Japan when shots rang out as captured by public broadcaster NHK. The video shows Abe collapsing on the street, with security guards running toward him. He holds his chest and his shirt is smeared with blood. Then security guards leap on top of the suspected gunman. What appears to be a handmade gun is seen on the ground. The 67-year-old Abe was pronounced dead at a hospital. I’m Donna Warder.
Reaction is pouring in from around the world.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s visiting Indonesia, called the assassination of Abe “shocking” and “profoundly disturbing,” and described him as a leader of “great vision.”
A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Japan said “former Prime Minister Abe made contributions towards improving China-Japan relations during his term.”
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said “Italy is shocked by this terrible attack,” which hits “Japan and free democratic debate.”
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Abe’s death “devastating news.” He said Mr. Abe was one of Australia’s “closest friends” on the world stage.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was “stunned and deeply saddened” by the news and French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Friday that “Japan has lost a great prime minister.”
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff in the United States until sunset on Sunday.
VOCABULARY
1. assassinate v. to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons （尤为政治目的）暗杀
2. ring out: to be heard loudly and clearly 清晰可闻；发出清脆的响声。例如：A number of shots rang out. 这时听见几声清脆的枪声。
3. smear v. to make sth. dirty or greasy 弄脏；弄上油污
4. devastating adj. extremely shocking to a person 令人震惊的；骇人的。例如：the devastating news that her father was dead 她父亲去世的惊人消息
5. chancellor n. the head of government in Germany or Austria （德国或奥地利的）总理
6. stun v. to surprise or shock sb. so much that they cannot think clearly or speak 使震惊（或惊愕、目瞪口呆）
QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, the longest-serving Japanese leader, has been (Q1) _____________. AP correspondent Donna Warder has a report.
Abe was just minutes into a speech at (Q2) ____________ in western Japan when shots rang out as captured by public broadcaster NHK. The video shows Abe collapsing on the street, with (Q3) ______________ running toward him. He holds his chest and his shirt is smeared with blood. Then security guards leap on top of the suspected gunman. What appears to be a (Q4) ____________ gun is seen on the ground. The 67-year-old Abe was pronounced dead at a hospital. I’m Donna Warder.
Reaction is pouring in from around the world.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s visiting Indonesia, called the assassination of Abe “(Q5) _____________” and “profoundly disturbing,” and described him as a leader of “great vision.”
A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Japan said “former Prime Minister Abe made (Q6) _____________ towards improving China-Japan relations during his term.”
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said “Italy is shocked by this (Q7) __________ attack,” which hits “Japan and free democratic debate.”
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Abe’s death “(Q8) _____________ news.” He said Mr. Abe was one of Australia’s “closest friends” on the world stage.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was “stunned and deeply (Q9) ___________” by the news and French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Friday that “Japan has lost a great prime minister.”
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. (Q10) ______________ flown at half-staff in the United States until sunset on Sunday.
KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, the longest-serving Japanese leader, has been (Q1) assassinated. AP correspondent Donna Warder has a report.
Abe was just minutes into a speech at (Q2) a train station in western Japan when shots rang out as captured by public broadcaster NHK. The video shows Abe collapsing on the street, with (Q3) security guards running toward him. He holds his chest and his shirt is smeared with blood. Then security guards leap on top of the suspected gunman. What appears to be a (Q4) handmade gun is seen on the ground. The 67-year-old Abe was pronounced dead at a hospital. I’m Donna Warder.
Reaction is pouring in from around the world.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s visiting Indonesia, called the assassination of Abe “(Q5) shocking” and “profoundly disturbing,” and described him as a leader of “great vision.”
A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Japan said “former Prime Minister Abe made (Q6) contributions towards improving China-Japan relations during his term.”
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said “Italy is shocked by this (Q7) terrible attack,” which hits “Japan and free democratic debate.”
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Abe’s death “(Q8) devastating news.” He said Mr. Abe was one of Australia’s “closest friends” on the world stage.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was “stunned and deeply (Q9) saddened” by the news and French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Friday that “Japan has lost a great prime minister.”
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. (Q10) flags flown at half-staff in the United States until sunset on Sunday.
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