VOA标准英语2013--Senate Gun Debate Moves to Judiciary Committee
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(一月)
Senate Gun Debate Moves to Judiciary Committee
Mass slaughters 1 of children in Connecticut, movie-goers in Colorado, college students in Virginia, and congressional constituents 2 in Arizona have amplified 3 calls for action.
First to speak at the hearing: former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during the 2011 Arizona shooting rampage.
“We must do something. It will be hard, but the time is now. You must act," she said.
Gun control advocates want to ban military-style assault weapons, limit the size of ammunition 4 magazines, and require background checks for all gun purchases.
Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson said, "Allowing 40 percent of those acquiring guns to bypass checks is like allowing 40 percent of passengers to board a plane without going through security. Would we do that?”
But gun rights defenders 5 say new firearms regulations and restrictions 6 are not the answer.
Wayne LaPierre, who heads the National Rifle Association, said, “Proposing more gun laws while failing to enforce the thousands we already have is not a serious solution for reducing crime. Nor do we believe that government should dictate 7 what we can lawfully 8 own and use to protect our families.”
At times, the hearing dissolved into chaos 9.
Some argued a balance must be struck: preserving the right of Americans’ to bear arms while ensuring public safety.
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy said, “Lives are at risk when responsible people fail to stand up for laws that keep guns out of the hands of those who use them to commit murder, especially mass-murders.”
Others fear Congress will react impulsively 10 to the Connecticut school shootings.
Republican Senator Ted 11 Cruz said, “Unfortunately, in Washington, emotion often leads to bad policies.”
Passionate 12 views exchanged at the hearing mirror deep divisions across the nation on firearms. Analyst 13 Anthony Cordesman sees a bumpy 14 road ahead in the gun control debate.
“This will be very political, extremely polarized. Public opinion will remain confused and divided, swinging up and down depending on who manipulates it best," he said.
The nation’s attention has been focused on gun violence since the tragedy at Newtown. All sides of the debate are keenly aware that another mass shooting could occur at any moment.
- These vast slaughters have since become notorious. 此后，这些大规模的屠杀，就变成了很不光彩的新闻。 来自辞典例句
- Remembered that despairs and hope that each other slaughters. 记得绝望和希望，彼此厮杀。 来自互联网
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He amplified on his remarks with drawings and figures. 他用图表详细地解释了他的话。
- He amplified the whole course of the incident. 他详述了事件的全过程。
- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。
- The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
- What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？
- Lawfully established contracts shall be protected by law. 依法成立的合同应受法律保护。 来自口语例句
- As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us. 当成是我的合法丈夫，无论疾病灾难，直到死亡把我们分开。 来自电影对白
- After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
- The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
- She leant forward and kissed him impulsively. 她倾身向前，感情冲动地吻了他。
- Every good, true, vigorous feeling I had gathered came impulsively round him. 我的一切良好、真诚而又强烈的感情都紧紧围绕着他涌现出来。
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
- He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。