万花筒 2011-12-15&12-17 比利时枪击案凶手动机成谜

 In this morning, we're learning more about a deadly attack in Belgium. It happened at a packed Christmas market in the city of Liege yesterday. Police say the attacker lobbed three grenades and gunned down holiday shoppers from a nearby roof. CNN's Nic Robertson is live there. Nic, what's the latest on the number of victims in this case? 

 

Well, 124 people according to prosecutor¹ were taken to hospital for treatment, some of those with serious injuries, and some of them also with psychological trauma², five people including the attacker died in the attack. And the police also say they found the body of the attacker's cleaner at his house in a shed that is used for growing cannabis, large quantities of cannabis that used to sell. That body found overnight. But if you look down over my shoulder here, you can see the bus shelters with the windows blown out, which was a scene of the attack yesterday. Crowds gathered around, a lot of journalists, a lot of camera crews, but in the middle there, there are flowers being laid in tribute.

 

And I talked to one lady here who was a witness to the attack yesterday. She was still shaking. She had (a) young children with her. She said she was absolutely horrified³, shocked of what she has seen. She said for her, in this quiet city here, known for its tranquility, that this felt for her like their 9/11 in Liege that it was horrible, it was shocking, it was sudden and there is still no explanation. People here deeply traumatized, Christine. 

 

And what prosecutor's saying about the attacker? 

 

He has a criminal record. He's spent 40 months in jail on charges of cultivating and selling cannabis, of racketeering with weapons. It's also been told to report to the police station here, just hours indeed, after he perpetrated his attack on questions of sexual harassment⁴ and possible rape⁵. But the prosecutor say and the police haven't discovered yet, any kind of suicide note from him. They are saying that he did commit suicide the end of attack by shooting himself. But they said they have no indication what turned this hardened criminal who spent time in jail to a ruthless, cold-blooded psychopathic killer⁶. That's... no one has that answer here right now, Chris.

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

3 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

4 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

5 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

6 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。