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2月前

侃哥的第 2214次原创

今天带着大家研读一篇短文：川普被“刺杀未遂”后，在自家社交媒体“truth social”的一段内心独白，文笔很好，虽然没用什么高级词，但“简约而不简单”：

①I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. ②Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. ③It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. ④Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. ⑤ I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. ⑥ I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. ⑦ Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. ⑧GOD BLESS AMERICA!

整体先翻译一下：

我要感谢美国特勤局和所有执法部门对宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒发生的枪击事件的迅速响应。最重要的是，我想向在集会中被杀害的人的家人表示哀悼，也向另一位受重伤的人的家族表达慰问。在我们国家发生这样的行为真是难以置信。目前关于现已死亡的枪手的信息还一无所知。子弹穿透了我右耳上部，我立即意识到情况不妙，因为我听到了嗖嗖声和枪声，并感到子弹撕裂皮肤的痛感，大量流血后，我才意识到发生了什么。天佑美利坚！

下面分析一下每一句：

① I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania.

1）thank…for…: 因为…而感谢…

2）Secret Service: 特勤局

3）Law Enforcement：执法部门

4）rapid response: 快速反应

5）shooting: n.枪击事件

6）...that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania：这是一个定语从句，表示“发生在宾夕法尼亚州的巴特勒县”。

② Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured

1）Most importantly：更重要的是

2）extend my condolences to…: 向…致以哀悼

3）be badly injured: 受重伤

③ It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country.

1）It is incredible that…: …难以置信（it 是形式主语，that…是真实主语）

2）such an act：这样的行为

3）take place: 发生

④Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead.

1) Nothing is known about…:对…一无所知

2) at this time: 此刻

3) …,who is now dead: 非限定性定语从句，补充信息

⑤ I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.

1) be shot: 被击中

2) pierce: vt.穿过

3) upper part of my right ear: 右耳的上部

⑥ I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin.

1) something was wrong: 出事了、不对劲了

2) in that: 因为

3) whizzing: 嗖嗖掠过的

4) rip through: 迅速穿过

⑦ Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.

1）bleeding: n.流血

2) I realized what was happening: 才明白发生了什么

⑧ GOD BLESS AMERICA!

天佑美利坚！

*这句话通常前面省略 May，所以后面的 bless 要用动词原形。

这段话是刺杀事件后特朗普第一时间发布的声明，文笔很好，言简意赅，客观不矫情，照顾到了方方面面，又非常能博得人的同情。

首先他不是叫苦，而是感谢——感谢特勤局和其他执法部门的快速行动；其次，向遇难者和重伤者表示哀悼和慰问；接着，表达了在美国发生这种暴力行为的震惊并介绍了抢手的情况，然后才描述了自己的感受，最后用那句最能引发共鸣的话收尾——天佑美利坚。

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