美世界500强公司CEO遭枪击身亡

近日，美国联合健康保险公司首席执行官（CEO）布莱恩·汤普森在纽约一家酒店门外遭枪击身亡。

警方搜查到凶手的笔记本上写着“你要做什么？你在一年一度的寄生虫数钱大会上干掉首席执行官。这是有目标的、精准的，不会伤及无辜。”

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🤔️小作业：

1. Based on the article, what is the most likely motive behind the suspect's actions, as suggested by the notebook?

A) An attempt to gain personal wealth through extortion.

B) A politically motivated act to draw attention to a social cause.

C) A belief that eliminating a corporate leader could serve as a symbolic statement.

D) A random, spur-of-the-moment decision without prior planning.

无注释原文：

Police Say Suspect's Notebook Described Rationale for C.E.O. Killing

From: The New York Times

Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a company investors' day in Manhattan, was arrested with a notebook that detailed plans for the shooting, according to two law enforcement officials.

The notebook described going to a conference and killing an executive, the officials said.

“What do you do? You wack the C.E.O. at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention. It's targeted, precise, and doesn't risk innocents,” was one passage written in the notebook, the officials said.

The shooting of the executive, Brian Thompson, occurred early Dec. 4 as Mr. Thompson arrived on West 54th Street outside a Hilton hotel to prepare for the UnitedHealthcare investors' meeting. His assailant escaped on a bicycle and then disappeared.

Police officials in New York were able to match Mr. Mangione's fingerprints to those on a water bottle and a Kind snack bar wrapper recovered near the crime scene, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Wednesday.

Commissioner Tisch said the New York police now have the unregistered gun that was found in Mr. Mangione's possession when he was arrested in Altoona, Pa., on Monday. The police brought it to the department's crime lab, where they matched it to the three shell casings that were found at the crime scene, she said. The crime lab confirmed they matched the suspect's, police officials said in a briefing with reporters on Wednesday afternoon.

The police were also analyzing a bag of bullets found this week in Central Park to see if they were connected to the killing, one of the law enforcement officials said.

Mr. Mangione, 26, was captured Monday after a tip from an employee at a McDonald's in Altoona, who was alerted by a customer who recognized him. He has been denied bail on a murder charge and is fighting extradition to New York, a process that could take weeks.

“He is contesting it,” his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, said on Tuesday. Mr. Dickey did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

When Mr. Mangione was arrested, he had the so-called ghost gun, a suppressor and false identification cards similar to those believed to have been used by the killer, officials said. He also had identification bearing his real name.

The police also found Mr. Mangione with a Faraday bag, which blocks electromagnetic signals and prevents a cellphone from being tracked, the police said at the briefing on Wednesday.

He also had a 262-word handwritten note, which begins by appearing to take responsibility for the murder. The note, which officials described as a manifesto, also mentioned the existence of a notebook. The recovery of the notebook was first reported by CNN.

The suspect saw the killing as a “symbolic takedown,” according to a New York Police Department internal report that detailed parts of the three-page document. He “likely views himself as a hero of sorts who has finally decided to act upon such injustices,” the report said.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Police Say Suspect's Notebook Described Rationale for C.E.O. Killing

From: The New York Times

Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a company investors' day in Manhattan, was arrested with a notebook that detailed plans for the shooting, according to two law enforcement officials.

路易吉·曼吉奥尼被指控在纽约曼哈顿一个投资者聚会场地外杀害了联合健康保险公司的首席执行官，据两名执法人员称，他被捕时携带了一本详细记录刺杀计划的笔记本。

rationale /ˌræʃ.əˈnɑːl/ 表示“根本原因；基本原理”，英文解释为“the reasons or intentions that cause a particular set of beliefs or actions”举个🌰：I don't understand the rationale for these restrictions. 我无法理解这些限制。

charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ 作动词，表示“（警方）指控，控告”，英文解释为“(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime”举个🌰：She's been charged with murder. 她被控谋杀。

作名词，1）表示“指控”，英文解释为“A charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.”举个🌰：He may still face criminal charges. 他也许仍旧要面对刑事指控。

2）表示“（电器的）储电量;电荷”，英文解释为“an attack in which people or animals suddenly run forward”

The notebook described going to a conference and killing an executive, the officials said.

官员表示，笔记本上写着要去一个活动，并杀死一名高管。

“What do you do? You wack the C.E.O. at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention. It's targeted, precise, and doesn't risk innocents,” was one passage written in the notebook, the officials said.

“你要做什么？你在一年一度的寄生虫数钱大会上干掉首席执行官。这是有目标的、精准的，不会伤及无辜，”官员们称笔记本上有一段话是这样写的。

wack /wæk/ 作形容词，1）表示“不好的，糟糕的”，英文解释为“not good”举个🌰：This is wack! 这太糟糕了！

2）表示“奇怪的”，英文解释为“strange”如：a wack job (= a very strange person) 一个怪人。

这里的“wack”（也常见写作“whack”）在英语俚语中通常指“谋杀”或“干掉某人”。

parasitic /ˌpær.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ 表示“由寄生生物引起的，寄生的”，英文解释为“A parasitic disease is caused by a parasite (= an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it).”

bean counter /ˈbiːn ˌkaʊn.tər/ 表示“（尤指大公司的）会计师”，英文解释为“an accountant (= someone who takes care of a company's financial affairs), especially one who works for a large company and does not like to allow employees to spend money”举个🌰：It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective. 眼看这个项目就要获批准了，但会计师们认为它不划算。

也指“（对金钱）善于算计的人”，英文解释为“You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.”

convention /kənˈven.ʃən/ 1）表示“大会；会议”，英文解释为“a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party”

2）表示“（国家或首脑间的）公约，协定，协议”，英文解释为“an official agreement between countries or leaders”如：the Geneva convention 日内瓦公约。

The shooting of the executive, Brian Thompson, occurred early Dec. 4 as Mr. Thompson arrived on West 54th Street outside a Hilton hotel to prepare for the UnitedHealthcare investors' meeting. His assailant escaped on a bicycle and then disappeared.

12月4日清晨，高管布莱恩·汤普森抵达西54街希尔顿酒店外时遭到枪击，他前往酒店是为联合健康保险公司的投资者会议做准备。袭击者骑自行车逃走，随后消失不见。

assailant /əˈseɪlənt/ 表示“攻击者”，英文解释为“a person who attacks another person”举个🌰：Can you describe your assailant? 你能描述一下攻击你的人吗？

Police officials in New York were able to match Mr. Mangione's fingerprints to those on a water bottle and a Kind snack bar wrapper recovered near the crime scene, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Wednesday.

纽约警察局长杰西卡·蒂施在周三的新闻发布会上表示，纽约警方确认曼吉奥尼的指纹与在犯罪现场附近发现的水瓶和健达巧克力棒包装上的指纹相符。

fingerprint /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪnt/ 表示“指纹，指印”，英文解释为“the pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb that is different in every person, or a mark left by this pattern”举个🌰：His fingerprints were all over the gun. 枪上到处都是他的指纹。

wrapper /ˈræp.ər/ 表示“包装材料；包装纸”，英文解释为“a piece of paper, plastic, or other material that covers and protects something”如：a sweet wrapper 糖果包装纸。

Commissioner Tisch said the New York police now have the unregistered gun that was found in Mr. Mangione's possession when he was arrested in Altoona, Pa., on Monday. The police brought it to the department's crime lab, where they matched it to the three shell casings that were found at the crime scene, she said. The crime lab confirmed they matched the suspect's, police officials said in a briefing with reporters on Wednesday afternoon.

蒂施局长表示，纽约警方现已查获曼吉奥尼在宾夕法尼亚州阿尔图纳被捕时携带的未注册枪支。她说，警方已将枪支送至警局犯罪实验室，并确认其与犯罪现场发现的三个弹壳匹配。警方官员在周三下午向记者通报情况时表示，犯罪实验室确认这些弹壳与嫌犯的枪支匹配。

commissioner /kəˈmɪʃ.ən.ər/ 表示“（政府部门或某一组织的）委员，专员，特派员，长官”，英文解释为“an important official who has responsibility in a government department or another organization”如：the commissioner in charge of the police force 负责伦敦警察队伍的长官。

表示“未注册、未登记的”，英文解释为“used to describe a person or organization that has not put information such as their name and address on an official list or record”

possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ 1）表示“拥有，占有；具有”，英文解释为“the fact that you have or own something”举个🌰：The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness. 拥有大量金钱并不能保证一定会幸福。I have in my possession a letter which may be of interest to you. 我有一封信，也许你会感兴趣。

2）表示“持有违禁物；私藏毒品（或武器）”，英文解释为“the state of having illegal drugs or weapons with you at a particular time”举个🌰：She was charged with possession. 她被控持有违禁物品。

shell /ʃel/ 1）表示“（尤指坚果、蛋、某些动物的）壳”，英文解释为“the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals”举个🌰：Brazil nuts have very hard shells. 巴西果的壳很坚硬。

2）表示“（人的）表面性格，表面人格，表面感情，外表”，英文解释为“the outer layer of sb's personality; how they seem to be or feel”举个🌰：She had developed a shell of indifference. 她养成一副冷漠的外表。

3）表示“炮弹”，英文解释为“a container, usually with a pointed end, that is filled with explosives and shot from a large gun”

casing /ˈkeɪ.sɪŋ/ 表示“外包装，箱，盒，罩，套”，英文解释为“a covering that protects something”

The police were also analyzing a bag of bullets found this week in Central Park to see if they were connected to the killing, one of the law enforcement officials said.

一名执法人员称，警方还在分析本周在中央公园发现的一袋子弹，以确定它们是否与这起谋杀案有关。

Mr. Mangione, 26, was captured Monday after a tip from an employee at a McDonald's in Altoona, who was alerted by a customer who recognized him. He has been denied bail on a murder charge and is fighting extradition to New York, a process that could take weeks.

26岁的曼吉奥尼在阿尔图纳一家麦当劳的员工举报后于周一被捕。一名顾客认出他后告知了该员工。曼吉奥尼因谋杀控罪被拒绝保释，他正在争取不被引渡到纽约，这一过程可能需要数周时间。

bail /beɪl/ 表示“保释金；保释”，英文解释为“money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial.”举个🌰：He committed another offence while he was out on bail (=after bail had been agreed). 他在取保候审期间又犯罪了。

extradition /ˌek.strəˈdɪʃ.ən/ 表示“引渡”，英文解释为“the act of making someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something illegal”举个🌰：They have applied for his extradition to Ireland. 他们已经申请将他引渡到爱尔兰。

“He is contesting it,” his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, said on Tuesday. Mr. Dickey did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

“他在对此提出异议，”他的律师托马斯·迪克周二表示。迪克周三没有立即回应置评请求。

contest /ˈkɒn.test/ 作名词，表示“比赛；竞赛”，英文解释为“a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given”如：a dance/sports contest 舞蹈/体育比赛。

作动词，1）表示“质疑；辩驳；驳斥”，英文解释为“If you contest a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed.”举个🌰：We will certainly contest any claims made against the safety of our products. 我们肯定会驳斥任何批评我们产品安全性的说法。

2）表示“争取，争夺（选举胜利或权力）”，英文解释为“to attempt to win an election or to get power or control”举个🌰：She could win, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate is very unpopular. 她大有希望获胜，因为只有两个人争夺这个位置，而另一个候选人很不得人心。

When Mr. Mangione was arrested, he had the so-called ghost gun, a suppressor and false identification cards similar to those believed to have been used by the killer, officials said. He also had identification bearing his real name.

官员们表示，曼吉奥尼被捕时身上带有所谓的“幽灵枪”、消音器和伪造的身份证件，与据信凶手曾使用的证件类似。此外，他还持有印有自己真实姓名的证件。

suppressor /səˈpres.ər/ 表示“抑制物；抑制者；抑制器；消除器”，英文解释为“a thing or person that prevents something bad from happening”举个🌰：Plastic is a good weed suppressor (= a substance which stops them from growing). 塑料薄膜能有效地抑制杂草生长。

1）表示“忍受；容忍；经受；承担”，英文解释为“to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant”举个🌰：The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well. 当时压力一定很大，但她挺过来了。

2）熟词僻义，表示“生（孩子）；结（果实）；开（花）”，英文解释为“to give birth to young, or (of a tree or plant) to give or produce fruit or flowers”举个🌰：She had borne three children by the time she was 30. 她到30岁时已经生了3个孩子。

3）表示“具有，带有”，英文解释为“to be too unpleasant or frightening to think about”举个🌰：The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces. 上面刻有他名字的石匾被砸得粉碎。

The police also found Mr. Mangione with a Faraday bag, which blocks electromagnetic signals and prevents a cellphone from being tracked, the police said at the briefing on Wednesday.

警方在周三的简报会上表示，他们还发现曼吉奥尼携带了一个法拉第袋，这个袋子可以屏蔽电磁信号，防止手机被追踪。

electromagnetic /iˌlek.trəʊ.mæɡˈnet.ɪk/ 表示“电磁的”，英文解释为“having magnetic and electrical parts”如：an electromagnetic wave 电磁波。

He also had a 262-word handwritten note, which begins by appearing to take responsibility for the murder. The note, which officials described as a manifesto, also mentioned the existence of a notebook. The recovery of the notebook was first reported by CNN.

曼吉奥尼还带着一张手写了262字的便条，开头似乎是在为谋杀承担责任。官员们将这张便条描述为一份宣言，其中还提到了一个笔记本的存在。CNN首次报道了笔记本的发现。

manifesto /ˌmæn.ɪˈfes.təʊ/ 表示“宣言”，英文解释为“a written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization, especially a political party”

The suspect saw the killing as a “symbolic takedown,” according to a New York Police Department internal report that detailed parts of the three-page document. He “likely views himself as a hero of sorts who has finally decided to act upon such injustices,” the report said.

纽约警察局内部报告对这份三页文件的部分内容做出了详细描述，根据该报告，嫌疑人将这起杀人事件视为“象征性的打击”。报告称，他“可能认为自己是某种英雄，最终决定对这种不公正采取行动”。

symbolic /sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/ 表示“使用象征的；作为象征的；象征性的”，英文解释为“containing symbols, or being used as a symbol”举个🌰：The dove is symbolic of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征。

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