口译时事：美国新奥尔良发生枪击事件19人受伤

2013-05-15 00:00:00来源：可可英语

　　Gunshots brought chaos to a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, leaving at least 19 people injured, authorities said.

　　美国新奥尔良市周日的母亲节游行发生枪击事件，场面一度陷入混乱。政府有关部门说，此事导致至少19人受伤。

　　The shots, fired from multiple guns, started just before 2 p.m. in the Seventh Ward, north of the French Quarter, said Garry Flot, a public-information officer with the New Orleans Police Department.

　　新奥尔良市警察局公共信息官佛罗特(Garry Flot)说，枪击发生在周日下午接近2点的时候，地点在新奥尔良法国角(French Quarter)北部的第七区(Seventh Ward)，子弹是从多支枪里发出的。

　　There were no known fatalities and most of the injuries weren't life-threatening, said police spokeswoman Remi Braden. Ten men, seven women and two 10-year-olds were injured, authorities said.

　　警方发言人布雷登(Remi Braden)说，尚未听说有人在枪击事件中身亡，事件的大多数受伤者都没有生命危险。政府有关部门说，有10名男子、七名女子和两名10岁儿童受伤。

　　The event was a 'second-line parade,' a traditional celebration in New Orleans in which people listen to music and dance in the streets.

　　枪击事件发生时新奥尔良正在举行传统庆祝活动“第二列游行”(second-line parade)，人们在这一庆祝活动中会在街上听音乐和跳舞。

　　It wasn't clear how many shooters were involved or what the motive was.

　　目前不清楚开枪射击者有多少人，也不知道他们的动机是什么。

　　Three alleged suspects were seen fleeing the scene. Authorities were seeking at least one man spotted running away from the site of the shooting. He was described as African-American, 18 to 22 years old and wearing a white T-shirt and blue-jean shorts─a description that could cover many people at the scene.

　　有三名嫌犯被看到从事发现场逃离。有关部门正在对至少一名被看到从枪击现场逃离的男子展开搜索。据称他是一名非洲裔美国人，年龄在18至22岁之间，身穿白色T恤衫和蓝色牛仔裤，事发现场有许多人都是这身着装。

　　Mr. Flot said a police presence is required at such events and 10 officers had been working at the parade. No police were hit, he added.

　　佛罗特说，这类游行庆祝活动按要求应有警察在现场维持秩序，游行时有10名警察在现场。他说，没有警察遭到枪击。

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