Three dead in Boston marathon blasts

波士頓馬拉松賽發生爆炸 三人死亡

Bōshìdùn mǎlāsōng sài fāshēng bàozhà sānrén sǐwáng

Three Dead in Blasts at Boston Marathon

周一,兩次致命的爆炸讓波士頓馬拉松賽和這個城市突然陷入停滯.爆炸造成三人死亡,至少110人受傷.

Two deadly explosions brought the Boston Marathon and much of this city to an abrupt halt Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 110 on a day.

當天數千名參賽選手和觀眾擠滿了波士頓的街道.波士頓警方說,周一下午2點50分左右,位于該市擁擠的Back Bay區域的馬拉松賽終點附近發生兩起爆炸,此時距獲勝者沖過終點線大約已過三個小時.

Thousands of runners and spectators packed the streets. At about 2:50 p.m., some three hours after the winners had crossed the finish line, two bombs exploded near the race's end in the city's crowded Back Bay section, Boston Police said.

驚慌失措的觀眾逃離現?�空气中弥漫庄懍炸造成惦y濤?警報呼嘯著響起又逐漸消失,疲憊且迷失方向的選手和家人在一片混亂中忙著尋找彼此.由于擔心發生更多爆炸或其它事件,有關部門呼吁市民待在家里,避免扎堆.

Panicked spectators fled the scene as smoke from the blasts filled the air, sirens wailed and exhausted, disoriented runners and families raced to find one another amid the mayhem. Fearing more explosions or other events, authorities urged people to stay inside and avoid large crowds.

波士頓警察局長戴維斯說,按照正常賽制的要求,警方此前已加強安保,且沒有收到有人計劃發起襲擊的警告.沒有特別情報顯示有異常情況要發生.他還說,有關部門正在查問嫌犯,但沒有人被羈押.

Police had stepped up security as part of the normal race protocol and received no warning of a planned attack, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said. "There was no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen." Authorities were questioning suspects but had no one in custody, Mr. Davis said.

馬薩諸塞州州長帕特里克說,爆炸現場附近15個街區至少在24小時內對公眾關閉.美國航空管理局下令飛往波士頓洛根國際機場的航班在周一下午晚些時候停留在始發地機場待命.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said a 15-block area around the blast site would be closed to the public for at least 24 hours. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered flights bound for Logan International Airport to remain on the ground at their original airports until late afternoon.

美國總統奧巴馬在一份簡短的電視講話中說,他將調動政府全部資源支持調查.他說,毫無疑問,我們將把此案追查到底.

President Barack Obama, in a brief televised address, said he would put the full resources of the government behind the investigation. "Make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this," he said.

案發當天是波士頓愛國者日,這是馬薩諸塞州的假日.在這天學校停課,很多工人放假,全美最負盛名的波士頓馬拉松賽就在這天舉行.

It was Patriot's Day in Boston, the Massachusetts holiday when schools are closed, many workers are off and is the day when the nation's most prestigious marathon is run.

詞語解釋：

馬拉松 （mǎlāsōng） marathon

爆炸 （bàozhà） blast

驚慌失措的 （jīnghuāng shīcuò de） panic

迷失方向的 （míshī fāngxiàng de） disoriented

(Source: myechinese.com)