Standoff

    对峙

    周二河北肃宁县发生特大枪击案，案件已造成5死5伤，两名警察牺牲。请看本报昨日的报道：

    Five people were killed, including two police officers, in a shooting Tuesday in rural northern China, police said.

    The shooting, which happened Monday night, led to a standoff, which lasted until early Tuesday morning in Xishibao Village of Suning County in Hebei Province.

    Gun crime is rare in China, where private ownership of firearms is illegal.

    The gunman, 40-year-old Liu Shuangrui, who was among those killed, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, according to the Cangzhou police department.

    报道中的standoff就是“僵局、对峙”。例如：

    Both sides would not give in. The debate ended in standoff.

    双方都不肯让步，辩论以僵局告终。