VOA慢速英语:教堂枪击案遇难者家属称我们没有容纳仇恨的空间

Relatives of victims of the South Carolina mass shooting addressed suspect Dylann Roof in court Friday. They offered him forgiveness.

南卡罗莱纳州重大枪击案受害者家属在周五法庭上对犯罪嫌疑人Dylann Roof表达了他们的态度，他们决定原谅他。

"May God have mercy on your soul," said the mother of the youngest victim, 26-year-old Tywanza Sanders.

其中一位最年轻受害者，26岁Tywanza Sanders的母亲说：希望上帝能怜悯你的灵魂。

"We are the family that love built," another relative said. "We have no room for hate."

另一位家属说：我们的家庭是用爱构建的，我们没有地方容纳仇恨。

Twenty-one-year-old Dylann Roof was charged with the murders of nine people in the shooting at a church in Charleston. All the victims were black. The suspect is white.

21岁的Dylann Roof在南卡罗莱纳州教堂杀害9人受到指控。所有遇难者都为黑人，而罪犯为白人。

The governor of South Carolina described the shooting as a hate crime. She said she wants the state to seek the death penalty.

南卡罗莱纳州州长称此次枪击事件为仇恨犯罪。她说她希望政府能追究死刑判决。

Yemen talks in Geneva end without deal

Representatives of Yemen’s government and the rebel Houthi group held their first direct talks this week in Geneva, Swtizerland. The United Nations special diplomat for Yemen said the two sides did not reach a cease-fire deal. He expressed hope that such an agreement can be reached with more meetings.

也门政府和胡塞叛军本周在瑞士日内瓦首次举行直接对话。联合国也门特殊外交官表示双方没有达成停火协议。他希望通过更多会议来达成和平协议。

20 Militants Killed in Pakistan Airstrikes

Military officials in Pakistan say at least 20 militants were killed Friday in an airstrike in a north western border area.

巴基斯坦军方称至少20名武装分子在周五空袭西北部边境地区时被击毙。

A short statement said fighter planes targeted remote areas in the Khyber tribal agency near the Afghan border. The statement also said "about 18 terrorists" were wounded.

一份简短声明中称国外战机瞄准了阿富汗边境附近偏远的Khyberl机构。声明还称有大约18名恐怖分子受伤。

The historic Khyber pass serves as one of only two trade and transit routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

历史悠久的Khyber运输通道是巴基斯坦和阿富汗之间仅有的两条贸易和运输通道之一。

Family Members of First MERS Patient in Thailand Receiving Tests

Two more foreigners in Thailand are being tested for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

泰国两名外国人员接受中东呼吸综合症检测。

The two are relatives of an infected man from Oman. They had traveled with the man Monday to Thailand where he was to seek treatment for a heart condition.

两人均与来自阿曼的感染人员有亲属关系。他们在周一的时候与该人员前往泰国准备接受心脏病治疗。

All the man’s family members have been isolated at an infectious diseases center outside Bangkok.

现在该人员所有家庭成员已经在曼谷传染病中心接受隔离。

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address – v. to speak to (a person or group)

isolated – adj. separate from others