美國田納西州爆炸案
A bomb explosion occurred in downtown Nashville, Tennesee early in the morning on Christmas day.
美國田納西州納什維爾市的市中心在耶誕節清晨發生一起爆炸案。
occur(v.)發生=happenBack pain can occur to those who sit for a long period of time.downtown(n.)市中心
Around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunshots on Second Avenue, but they found no evidence of shootings there.
清晨5點30分左右，納什維爾警方就接獲報案，宣稱第二大道發生槍擊案，但警方在現場並沒有發現任何開槍的跡象，
respond to sth.=對某事做出反應evidence(n.)證據
Instead, they came across a suspicious white recreational vehicle parked outside a nearby AT&T building.
反而發現了一輛停在AT&T大樓附近的可疑白色露營車。
suspicious(adj.)可疑的recreational vehicle=RV=露營車
After that, officers and witnesses heard a computerized woman’s voice broadcasting from the vehicle.
隨後警方與目擊者聽到車上傳來由電腦合成的女性聲音，
witness(n.)目擊者;證人(v.)目擊computerized(adj.)電腦合成的broadcast(v.)(n.)廣播;播送
“Evacuate now. There is a bomb. A bomb is in this vehicle and will explode,” the broadcast warned.
廣播警示「現在馬上撤離。這裡有炸彈，這輛車上的炸彈馬上就會爆炸」。
evacuate(v.)撤離;疏散The people have been evacuated to a safe place.warn(v.)警示;警告;提醒
Then, the voice started a 15-minute countdown at around 6:15 a.m., according to a resident.
有民眾表示廣播接著在6點15分左右開始倒數警示。
countdown(n.)倒數resident(n.)居民;住戶
Officers at the scene quickly began going door-to-door, evacuating residents from that area.
現場的警方開始挨家挨戶地警急撤離該區的住戶。
scene(n.)場景;案發現場begin V-ing=開始做某事=begin to RVbegin-began-begundoor-to-door=挨家挨戶的evacuate sb. from...將某人從某地撤離
A mid-sixties cheerful smash “Downtown” by British singer Petula Clark was being played over the countdown.
在倒數期間，車上傳出英國歌后佩圖拉·克拉克在60年代中期的暖心名曲《Downtown》。
smash(v.)打或摔碎;猛撞(n.)名曲;賣座電影
The bomb eventually went off at 6:30 a.m. and blasted a giant orange fireball into the air.
炸彈最終在6點30分爆炸並炸出一團巨大的橘紅色火球。
go off=鬧鈴響起;炸彈爆炸The alarm went off.blast(v.)爆破;炸毀=explode
No innocent deaths were reported in the case, but the force of the explosion knocked an officer to the ground and gave another officer temporary hearing loss.
全案並沒有無辜人員死亡，但有一名員警被震波沖飛，另一名員警出現短暫性失聰，
innocent(adj.)無辜受害的;無罪的hearing loss=暫時性失聰
At least eight people were injured in the explosion and the buildings nearby were damaged.
過程中至少有八人受傷，周邊的建築遭到毀損。
injured(adj.)受傷的be badly injured=受重傷be slightly injured=受輕傷damaged(adj.)受到毀壞的
While cleaning the scene, officers found human remains near the site of the explosion.
警方在清點現場時在爆炸區域周邊發現了人體殘骸，
human remians=人體殘骸
Anthony Quinn Warner, a 63-year-old man who lived alone in the neighborhood, was later identified as the suspect of the case.
隨後鎖定爆炸案主嫌是一名住在社區裡的63歲獨居老人安東尼·奎因·華納。
identify sb. as ...=把某人指認為...She identified the man as her classmate.suspect(n.)嫌疑犯;可疑分子(v.)懷疑She was suspected of murdering her husband.
However, it is reported that Warner blew himself up in the vehicle.
不過，據了解華納已在爆炸中自爆身亡。
blow up=炸毀;炸死blow oneself up=自爆
Officers have investigated Warner’s house and are still looking into the suspect’s motive behind the bombing.
警方已搜查了華納的住處，目前仍在調查華納的犯案動機。
investigate(v.)調查=look intomotive(n.)動機