Shootout

    枪战

    美国加利福尼亚州南部圣贝纳迪诺市上周三发生枪击事件，至少14人遇害、17人受伤，2名嫌犯在与警方交火中被击毙。请看本报周五的报道：

    A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, U.S. authorities said. Hours later, they died in a shootout with police.

    Authorities were trying to determine a motive, which could include workplace violence or terrorism.

    Wednesday's shooting happened at a social services center for the disabled where the suspect's colleagues with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health were renting space for a celebration.

    报道中的shootout就是“枪战、交火”。这个词在足球比赛中还可以表示“点球决胜负”。例如：

    Two policemen were wounded in the shootout.

    交火中两名警察受伤。