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2013年英语专业四级听力真题 新闻2
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives through a security checkpoint at an airport, authorities said.官方人士称,一男子因涉嫌企图携带爆炸品通过机场安检口被捕。
Trey Scott Atwater was taken into custody Saturday morning after Transportation Security Administration agents spotted what they described as a suspicious item.周六上午,运输安全管理局发现特雷伊·斯科特·阿特沃特随身携带的可疑物品后将其拘捕。
The item was in his carry-on during X-ray screening at a security checkpoint at the airport, an FBI spokesman said in a statement.美国联邦调查局发言人在发表的一次声明中称,在通过机场安检的X光筛检时,该可疑物品就在他随身携带的行李中。
Neither the FBI nor the TSA identified the explosives,尽管机场方面的发言人说该炸药是由“军用包装包裹”,美国联邦调查局和运输安全管理局都未能核实其类型,
though an airport spokeswoman said the items were "wrapped in military grade wrapping" and are in the possession of the police.目前该爆炸物扣押在警方手中。
At no time was there any danger to the people at the airport.当时机场内人员的安全并未受到威胁。
The airport terminal was temporarily evacuated while authorities "conducted a sweep, and deemed all clear," said a city spokeswoman.一名市政府的发言人称,当局疏散了机场候机楼内所有人员进行安全排查,并最终确定无安全威胁。
Atwater has been arrested on a federal count of attempting to get on an aircraft with an explosive.阿特沃特因企图携带爆炸品登机被联邦政府拘捕。