VOA常速英语:For Mass Shooting Survivors, a Tragedy Too Close to Home

26 crosses stand on a street corner in Sutherland Texas. One for each victim of Sunday’s mass shooting.
在得克萨斯州Sutherland的一个街角上，立着26个十字架。每一个都代表一个在周日恐怖袭击遇难的步行者。

For one family here, this was personal.
对于其中一个家庭来说，这是很私人的。

I had a missed call from my brother-in-law and when he told me that my sister had been shot. I thought he was playing around with me.
我姐夫给我打电话时我没接到，后来他告诉我姐姐遭到枪杀。 我以为他在和我开玩笑。

Sue Soto headed to the church to look for her sister Roseann.
Sue Soto动身去教堂找她的姐姐Roseann。

I saw blood coming out of her, out of her arm and she was crying and I told her I’m gonna take you to a hospital. So I got in the car and I told him to call a memorial Floresville.
我看见她浑身是血，胳膊上都是血，她一直在哭，我告诉她我会带你去医院。我上车之后告诉司机给当地医院打电话。

In the emergency room, her sister describing a frightening scene.
在急诊室，他姐姐描述了当时惨烈的场景。

She said that he was mostly poignant as a kids and she couldn’t believe that he just went in there and started shooting.He was saying that you’re all gonna die.
她说，那个人就像个孩子一样，难以置信，他刚进去就进行扫射，他说，今天你们都要死。

Nieces Margret and Brittany Vidale later learned more details from their aunt.
Nieces Margret 和Brittany Vidale在之后，从她们姑姑那了解了更多的细节。

He went I guess up the stairs and he was shooting down from the balcony.My aunt just said that you know they, he went that down and he went and he made sure you know if he saw you moving that he was gonna go back and hit you.
我猜，他上楼从阳台向下射击。我姑姑说，他们来回的走，看见有人动就开枪。

Their aunt is never covering at home along with her husband who was shot in the foot.
他们的姨妈从来没有和丈夫一起在家里被人殴打。

For this family remembering the Sutherland Springs mass shooting will always be bittersweet.They are relieved, they survived but their little town suffered a heavy blow.
对于这个家庭记住Sutherland Springs的大规模射击袭击将永远是苦乐参半。他们松了一口气，幸存下来，但他们的小镇受到了沉重的打击。

Nothing happens here. You don’t hear anything happen to Sun Springs.We have two little stores and we don’t even have a restaurant here. It’s just so small.
这里就像什么也没发生一样，你没听说这里有任何新闻。我们只有两个小商店，连餐馆都没有。

A small community just starting to heal.
这个小镇会慢慢恢复以前的样子。

Tina Trend VOA News, Sutherland Springs.
美国之音，Tina Trend在Sutherland Springs报道。