week4-American Sniper, Crist Kyle

The Legend of Chris Kyle

The deadliest sniper in U.S. history performed near miracles on the battlefield. Then he had to come home.

There’s a story about Chris Kyle: on a cold January morning in 2010, he pulled into a gas station somewhere along Highway 67, south of Dallas. He was driving his supercharged black Ford F350 outfitted with black rims and oversize knobby mudding tires. Kyle had replaced the Ford logo on the grill with a small chrome skull, similar to the Punisher emblem from the Marvel Comics series, and added a riot-ready aftermarket grill guard bearing the words ROAD ARMOR. He had just left the Navy and moved back to Texas.

Two guys approached him with pistols and demanded his money and the keys to his truck. With his hands in the air, he sized up which man seemed most confident with his gun.

Kyle knew what confidence with a gun looked like. He was the deadliest sniper in American history. He had at least 160 confirmed kills by the Pentagon’s count, but by his own count—and the accounts of his Navy SEAL teammates—the number was closer to twice that. In his four tours of duty in Iraq, Kyle earned two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with Valor. He survived six IED attacks, three gunshot wounds, two helicopter crashes, and more surgeries than he could remember. He was known among his SEAL brethren as The Legend and to his enemies as al-Shaitan, “the devil.”

He told the robbers that he just needed to reach back into the truck to get the keys. He turned around and reached under his winter coat instead, into his waistband. With his right hand, he grabbed his Colt 1911. He fired two shots under his left armpit, hitting the first man twice in the chest. Then he turned slightly and fired two more times, hitting the second man twice in the chest. Both men fell dead.

source:http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2013/april/the-legend-of-chris-kyle-01?single=1

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-sniper

   WHEN-not given

   WHAT-performed

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-battlefield

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.       sniper : 狙擊手

2.       miracle : 奇蹟

3.       approach : 接近

4.       pistol : 手槍

5.       gunshot : 射擊

6.       helicopter : 直昇機

7.       enemy : 敵人

8.       waistband : 腰帶

9.       chest : 胸膛

week 3-Shanghai, new year, stampede

Shanghai New Year crush kills 36

A crush at New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai has killed 36 people and injured some 47 others, Chinese officials say.

The crush happened in Chenyi Square in Shanghai's historic Bund district overlooking the Huangpu River. Thousands of people had gathered to see in 2015.

Social media reports suggest the stampede was triggered by people stopping to pick up fake money thrown from the balcony of a nightclub. The Shanghai City government said the situation began to deteriorate at 23:35 local time (15:35 GMT) and that a "working group" had been set up to handle the incident.

Photos posted on social media showed people receiving first aid on the road and large numbers of police securing the area. Many of the dead are believed to be students, with 25 of them women, state media report.

President Xi Jinping has told the Shanghai government to find the causes of the crush as soon as possible, according to state TV.A traditional new year fireworks display on the Bund had already been cancelled due to official fears of overcrowding, the Shanghai Daily reports.

The BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai says the investigation may focus on why so many people turned out despite the cancellation and whether there were enough police resources in place to look after them.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30646918

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-36people, some 47 others

   WHEN-New Year’s Eve

   WHAT-crush

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-Shanghai

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.      crush : 極度擁擠

2.      gather : 聚集

3.      stampede : 蜂擁

4.      trigger : 引發

5.      pick up : 撿

6.      fake : 假

7.      incident : 意外

8.      overcrowd : 過度擁擠

9.      turn out : 出現

week2-Sydney cafe. hostage

Sydney siege: Hostages held in Lindt cafe

A gunman is holding staff and customers hostage at a cafe in Sydney, Australia.

The Lindt cafe in the city centre is surrounded by armed police. Officers have made contact with the gunman.

Five people have been seen running from the building. It is not clear how many remain inside. A black Islamic flag has been displayed at the window.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was "profoundly shocking" that people were being "held hostage by an armed person claiming political motivation".

He was speaking after chairing a meeting of the national security committee in Canberra.Earlier Mr Abbott said: "Australia is a peaceful, open and generous society - nothing should ever change that and that's why I would urge all Australians today to go about their business as usual."

Senior police officers say they are on a footing "consistent with a terrorist event".

The incident began as people were arriving for work in Martin Place on Monday. Witnesses saw a man with a bag and gun walk into the Lindt chocolate shop and cafe.

Lindt said about 10 employees and 30 customers were thought to be inside at the time. Nearby offices were evacuated and police asked people to remain indoors and away from open windows.

The BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney says an enormous police operation is in place, on a scale few Sydney residents will have seen.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30473983

Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-gunman, staff, customers

   WHEN-not given

   WHAT-hostage

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-Sydney, Australia

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     hostage : 人質

2.     gunman : 槍手

3.     staff : 員工

4.     customer : 顧客

5.     café : 咖啡廳

6.     flag : 旗子

7.     display : 展示

8.     terrorist : 恐怖份子

9.     armed : 武裝的

week1-Mexico, missing students, dead/ killed/ murdered

    Mexico's attorney general says he can prove what happened to 43 students who disappeared in the southern state of Guerrero in September.

    Jesus Murillo Karam said his team had interviewed 99 people including members of the criminal gang whom he alleges murdered the students.

    Correspondents say it is the first time he has declared all the students dead.Parents reacted angrily, saying that without proof, they would continue to believe their children were alive.

    Mr Murillo Karam insisted that the students were killed by the gang and their bodies burnt at a rubbish dump - an explanation which relatives of the disappeared have rejected.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-43students

   WHEN-September

   WHAT-disappeared

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-southern state of Guerrero

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1. disappear:消失

   2. interview:會見

   3. criminal:犯罪的

   4. gang:幫派

   5. murder:謀殺

   6. declare:宣布

   7. proof:證據

   8. body:屍體

week7-Canadian Parliament. Ottawa. shooting. gunman

Soldier and gunman killed in Ottawa shootings

Gunman killed by police inside parliament building after he fatally shot Canadian soldier guarding war memorial.

A gunman armed with a rifle has shot and killed a Canadian soldier guarding Ottawa's war memorial, before being pursued by police into the national parliament building and shot dead himself.

The attack began at about 9.50am on Wednesday local time (13.50 GMT) when the man shot and killed the uniformed soldier, Cpl. Nathan Frank Cirillo. It was reported by Canadian media that the suspect then stole a car and drove to nearby Parliament Hill.

He was then confronted by police and killed. Video obtained by Canada's Globe and Mail showed officers moving through parliament before an exchange of gunfire is heard. A body was reported lying on the ground after the gunfire.

Canadian local authorities confirmed the name of the dead gunman as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who was first identified by the US television network CBS. The 32-year-old suspect was deemed a "high-risk traveler" by intelligence services, and according to media reports he had recently had his passport confiscated.

No information has as yet been given as to a possible motive for the attack.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-gunman

   WHEN-after shot Canadian soldier

   WHAT-killed

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-inside parliament building

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     soldier : 軍人

2.      gunman : 槍手

3.      shooting : 槍擊

4.      police : 警察

5.      parliament : 國會

6.      arm : 武裝

7.      suspect : 可疑分子

8.      confront : 對抗

9.      identify : 識別

10.   attack : 攻擊

week6-ISIS-Iraq, IS(Islamic State)

ISIS Fast Facts

The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria.

     ISIS is known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions, crucifixions and other acts. It has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq.

     The group currently controls hundreds of square miles. It ignores international borders and has a presence from Syria's Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. It rules by Sharia law.

     ISIS's initial strategy for revenue was through extortion and robbery. Recently, al-Baghdadi's strategy shifted to generating resources through large-scale attacks aimed at capturing and holding territory.

    

     Unable to serve under the new Iraq government after Saddam Hussein's military was disbanded, former Iraqi soldiers became ISIS fighters, according to Middle East expert Fawaz Gerges.

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-ISIS

   WHEN-not given

   WHAT-create an Islamic state

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-Syria

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

1.     kill : 殺

2.     execution : 死刑

3.     control : 控制

4.     strategy : 策略

5.     attack : 攻擊

6.     capture : 俘虜

7.     military : 軍隊

8.     disband : 解散

source:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/isis-fast-facts/

week5-Kaohsiung, gas (pipeline) explosion/blast

Taiwan gas blasts in Kaohsiung kill at least 25

A series of gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others, officials say.

The blasts rocked the city's Cianjhen district, scattering cars and blowing deeptrenches in roads.

The exact cause of the gas leaks is not clear, but reports say the blasts were caused by ruptured pipelines.

Images of the scene showed major fires, upturned vehicles, bodies covered in debris and streets split in two.

The explosions happened late on Thursday night, with witnesses reporting huge fireballs soaring into the air. Taiwan's premier said there were at least five blasts.

"The local fire department received calls of gas leaks late Thursday and then there was a series of blasts around midnight affecting an area of two to three sq km [one sq mile]," the National Fire Agency said in a statement.

"I saw lots of cars and motorcycles with engines all over on the road, and doctors checking if bodies were dead or alive," eyewitness Chen Guan-yuan, who was at the scene shortly after the blast, told the BBC.

"Because the explosion range is so far so it's really difficult to handle this situation immediately," Mr Chen said, adding that the blasts "caused a long-range hole, like a huge cave".

 Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-25 people, 267 others

  WHEN-not given

   WHAT- gas explosions

   WHY-not given

   WHERE- Kaohsiung

   HOW- killed, injured

Keywords：

1.     gas : 汽油

2.      explosion : 爆炸

3.      kill : 殺

4.      injure : 傷害

5.      cause : 起因

6.      pipeline : 管線

7.      vehicle : 汽車

8.      cover : 覆蓋

9.      spilt : 分裂

10.   blast : 爆炸