VOA慢速英语:German Police Free First Suspect in Berlin Truck Attack(翻译)

German police have released a man they arrested shortly after a deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.
德国警察释放了一名嫌疑人，该嫌疑人曾在柏林圣诞市场遭到致命卡车袭击不久后遭到逮捕。

Officials said there was not enough evidence to link the suspect to the attack Monday that killed 12 people and injured nearly 50.
官员说，没有足够的证据能够证明该嫌疑人与周一的袭击有联系，该袭击造成12人死亡，大约50人受伤。

The truck crashed into the holiday market and continued for about 60 meters before coming to a stop.Witnesses said they saw a man fleeing from the truck after the attack.
卡车撞向假日市场，前行了约60米，之后停下来。证人说，他们看到袭击过后有一个人从卡车里跑了出来。

Police said the suspect matched descriptions of the man running away.But they said earlier Tuesday they were not sure if the man arrested was actually the attacker.
警方说，嫌疑人与这个逃跑的男人描述相符。但在周二早些时候，警方表示他们不确定被捕的人是否就是袭击者。

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the suspect was a Pakistani citizen.He entered Germany as a migrant on December 31 last year and arrived in Berlin in February.
内政部长德梅齐埃说，嫌疑人是巴基斯坦公民。他去年12月31日作为移民进入德国，并于2月抵达柏林。

The head of Germany’s Federal Criminal Police force said the man denied involvement in the attack.Officials said they were working with “limited” evidence.
德国联邦刑警部队负责人说，嫌疑人否认参与了此次袭击。官员表示他们只掌握“有限”的证据。

Police said they had not yet found a weapon believed to have been used to kill the driver of the truck before it was stolen.The owner of the truck said he believed the vehicle may have been hijacked.The Polish driver of the truck was found dead in the vehicle’s passenger seat.
警方说，他们还没有发现卡车被偷之前用来杀死司机的武器。卡车的车主认为车辆可能遭到了劫持。驾驶卡车的波兰司机被发现死在乘客座椅上。

German officials said the investigation is ongoing and have warned the public that the suspect has not been caught.They urged people to watch out for and report suspicious movements or behavior.
德国官员表示，调查正在进行，并警告大众，嫌疑人还没有落网。他呼吁民众留意并随时报告可疑的行为或行径。

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said officials have to assume that Monday’s truck attack on the Christmas market was an “act of terrorism.”
德国总理默克尔说，官员们不得不将星期一的卡车袭击圣诞集市事件列为“恐怖主义行为”。

Interior Minister de Maiziere also said there was “no doubt” the driver intentionally hit the popular market.
内政部长德梅齐埃也表示，“毫无疑问”，凶手故意袭击热闹的集市。

Merkel and other senior German officials went to the area of the attack Tuesday.They spoke with police officers at the market and left flowers to honor the victims.Later, Merkel and German President Joachim Gauck also attended a memorial service at the church nearby.
星期二，默克尔和其他高级官员前往遇难地点。与集市的警察进行了交谈，并献花纪念受害者。之后，默克尔和德国总统约阿希姆·高克在附近的教堂参加了纪念仪式。

On Tuesday, the terror group Islamic State said the person who carried out the attack did so “in response to calls” for violence targeting citizens of what it called “Crusader” nations.
周二，恐怖组织伊斯兰国家表示，袭击者这样做是在“响应呼吁”，来针对公民所谓的“十字军”国家的暴力。

The attack came less than a month after the U.S. State Department warned that extremist groups—including Islamic State and al-Qaida—might carry out holiday attacks in Europe.IS and al-Qaida have both called on followers to use trucks to attack crowds.
袭击发生不到一个月前，美国国务院曾警告说，包括伊斯兰国和基地组织在内的极端主义团体可能在欧洲进行假日袭击。伊斯兰国和基地组织都呼吁其追随者使用卡车攻击人群。

Monday’s truck attack was similar to one that took place on July 14 in southern France.In that case, a truck crashed into a celebration in the French city of Nice, killing 86 people on France’s Bastille Day holiday.
星期一的卡车袭击事件类似于7月14日在法国南部发生的卡车袭击。当时，一辆卡车在法国尼斯市的一次庆祝活动中肆意冲撞，于法国巴士底狱节那天杀死了86人。

IS claimed responsibility for that attack, which was carried out by a Tunisian national living in France.
伊斯兰国称，这一袭击事件是由一个居住在法国的突尼斯人酿成的。

I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。