美国说唱歌手遭遇枪击，目前暂未完全脱离生命危险

New York rapper Lil Tjay was shot at a shoppingpromenadein Edgewater just after midnight Wednesday, in what the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office called anattempted robberyagainst the rapper and two of his friends.

周三午夜过后，纽约说唱歌手Lil Tjay在Edgewater的一个购物长廊遭到枪击，卑尔根县检察官办公室称这是一起针对这位说唱歌手及其两名朋友的抢劫未遂事件。

Prosecutorsannounced the arrest of Mohamed Konate, 27, of New York City, on charges of attempted murder,armed robberyand weapons offenses, accusing the man of firing at the rapper, who's real name is Tione Merritt, as well as Jeffrey Valdez, 24, and Antoine Boyd, 22, both of the Bronx, who were with him.

检察官宣布逮捕27岁的纽约市的穆罕默德·科纳特，罪名是谋杀未遂、武装抢劫和武器犯罪，指控该男子向这位说唱歌手（本名Tione Merritt）以及和他在一起的24岁的杰弗里·瓦尔德兹和22岁的安托万·博伊德开火。

Tjay was struck multiple times in themaelstrom, which also injured Boyd, Prosecutors said Wednesday night.

检察官6月22日晚表示，Tjay在这场漩涡中被击中多次，博伊德也受伤了。

Prosecutors had said earlier that one victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition but was by then described as stable, while the other victim was hospitalized withnon-life-threateninginjuries and is in "good" condition.

检察官早些时候称，一名受害者因情况危急被送往医院，但当时被描述为病情稳定，而另一名受害者没有生命危险，现正住院，目前情况“良好”。

Tjay has 7 million followers on Instagram and has released two studio albums through Columbia Records that each charted in the top 5 on the Billboard 200. His 2021 song with singer 6lack "Calling My Name"debutedat number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Tjay在Instagram上有700万粉丝，并通过哥伦比亚唱片公司发行了两张录音室专辑，每张专辑都在公告牌前200中排名前五。他与歌手6lack合作的2021年发行的歌曲《Calling My Name》一经推出，即在公告牌最热100中排名第三。

The shooting happened at the western end of City Place, amixed-usedevelopment on a former Hudson River industrial site with stores and restaurants on the first floor and five stories of high-endcondominiumsabove. The complex is usuallybustlingin the evening butdies downconsiderably after the restaurants and stores close. The complex has 24-hour security with guards in carspatrollingthefacility.

枪击事件发生在城市广场的西端，这是一个综合开发项目，位于哈德逊河的前工业用地，一楼是商店和餐馆，上面是五层的高端公寓。这里在晚上通常很热闹，但在餐馆和商店关门后人流量就会大大减少。此处有24小时在岗的保安以及开车巡逻的警卫。

Key points：

1. promenade/ˌprɑːməˈneɪd/n. /v. 散步场所（尤指海滨步行大道）；散步，骑马

We arranged to meet at a cafe on thepromenade, next to the sea.

我们约好在海边海滨大道上的一间咖啡馆见面。

2.attempted robbery 抢劫未遂

He was charged withattempted robbery.

他被控以意图抢劫罪。

3.prosecutor /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/ n. 检察官，公诉人；（刑事庭的）原告律师

Theprosecutortold the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale.

公诉人对法官说这些罪行情节较轻，希望能够从宽判决。

4.armed robbery 持械抢劫

Soon he was back in thearmed robberybusiness. Again, he got nabbed.

不久他又重返持械抢劫这一行当，然后又一次被捕了。

5.maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrəm/ n. 大漩涡；极度混乱；不可抗的破坏力

Inside, she was amaelstromof churning emotions.

她的内心处于各种情绪的漩涡中。

6. non-life-threatening adj. 无威胁生命的

New York's fire department said 103 people had reportedly suffered "non-life-threatening" injuries.

据纽约消防部门表示说，举报告已有103人受到了“无生命危险”的伤害。

7. debut /deɪˈbjuː/ n. / v. 首次登台，（新事物的）问世; 初次登台，首次亮相；首次推出（某产品）

Hisdebutalbum was hugely successful Stateside.

他的首张专辑在美国获得了巨大成功。

8. mixed-use adj. 混合使用的，混合用途的

There's talk of buildingmixed-useretail and residential.

他们说要建造多用途零售和住宅区。

9. condominium /ˌkɑːndəˈmɪniəm/ n. 共同统治；财产共有权；独立产权的公寓

And when I wasn't delivering pizzas I was guarding the lobby of acondominium.

我不送比萨的时候，在一个公寓楼里当保安。

10. bustle /ˈbʌs(ə)l/ v. / n. 奔忙，匆忙地走；繁忙，热闹；使（人沿着某个方向）匆忙地走;喧闹，繁忙

We escaped from the hustle andbustleof the city for the weekend.

我们周末时躲开了城市的拥挤喧嚣。

11. die down 逐渐消失

Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fussdie down.

他们目前的策略是保持低调，让事态慢慢平息。

12. patrol /pəˈtroʊl/ n. / v. 巡逻，巡查；巡逻队，巡逻车；童子军小队 v. （尤指士兵或员警）巡逻，巡查；（尤指威胁性）逛荡，闲逛

He failed to return from apatrol.

他没能从一次巡逻中回来。

13. facility /fəˈsɪləti/ n. 设施，设备；卫生间；天赋，才能；（机器等的）特别装置，（服务等的）特色；（用作某种用途的）场所

It describes completely thefacilityand its safety basis.

它完整地描述了设备和它的安全基础。

*文章摘自New York rapper Lil Tjay shot in Edgewater shopping center in attempted robbery（纽约说唱歌手 Lil Tjay 在 Edgewater 购物中心一次抢劫未遂中被射中）

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