槍手為共和黨成員
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man tried to kill former US President Donald Trump at a large political event outside of Pittsburgh on Saturday, July 13.
7月13日星期六，一名來自賓夕法尼亞州的20歲男子試圖在匹茲堡郊外的一場大型政治活動中，對前美國總統川普行兇。
assassinate(v.)暗殺、對…行刺assassination(n.)暗殺、行刺assassinator(n.)刺客、暗殺者
The man, named Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot at Trump from a nearby roof.
這名男子名叫克魯克斯，從附近的屋頂朝川普開槍。
suspect(n.)嫌疑犯，重音在第一音節suspect(v.)懷疑nearby(adj.)附近的fire(v.)開槍
Although Trump was only wounded on his right ear, one person was killed and two others were seriously hurt.
雖然川普僅右耳受傷，但卻造成一人死亡、兩人重傷。
wound(v.)使受傷(n.)傷口、(對感情、名譽等的)傷害wounded(adj.)受傷的rub salt in one’s wound在某人的傷口上撒鹽
A Secret Service agent stopped the attack quickly by shooting Crooks dead.
一名特勤局幹員擊斃克魯克斯，迅速阻止了攻擊。
swiftly(adv.)迅速地
As authorities have been reviewing the crime, they have been trying to figure out why Crooks wanted to kill Trump.
當局在調查此案時，一直試圖找出克魯克斯想要殺害川普的原因。
review(v.)再檢查、複審、重新探討(n.)複習、溫習preview(v.)(n.)預習figure out想出、弄清楚
Some media reported that Crooks did not have a criminal record and had passed all job-related background checks at the nursing home where he worked.
部分媒體報導，克魯克斯並無犯罪記錄，而且在工作的療養院通過了所有與工作相關的背景調查。
criminal(adj.)犯罪的、犯法的、刑事上的crime(n.)罪、罪行、犯罪活動criminal law刑法criminal case刑事案件civil case民事案件record(n.)(v.)記錄background(n.)背景check(n.)檢查、檢驗、核對、支票
Some of Crooks’ high school classmates said that he did not have many friends, while others said that he was very smart and always nice.
克魯克斯的一些高中同學表示，他沒有多少朋友，而有些人則說他很聰明，而且總是很友善。
loner(n.)喜孤獨者lone(adj.)孤身的lone wolf不與人來往的人
Crooks was a registered Republican, and this has made many people wonder why he would try to kill Trump, who is the Republican candidate for president in this year’s election.
另據報導，克魯克斯是共和黨成員，這讓很多人好奇，他為何要試圖殺害今年大選的共和黨總統候選人川普。
register(v.)登記、註冊、申報candidate(n.)候選人
On July 15, the FBI said that it was searching Crooks’ phone for evidence.
7月15日，FBI表示正在搜查克魯克斯的手機以尋找證據。
evidence(n.)證據
They hope that this will help them discover the motive behind the shooting.
他們希望這能幫助他們找出槍擊案背後的動機。
uncover(v.)揭露、發現clarify(v.)釐清