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1. What is the primary purpose of the article?

A. To criticize the security failures at the Washington Hilton.

B. To describe the chaotic scene during a security breach at a formal event.

C. To analyze the political implications of the assassination attempt.

D. To highlight the bravery of Secret Service agents in protecting officials.

无注释原文：

'Shots Fired!': Inside the Pandemonium at the Washington Hilton

From: The New York Times

A man armed with knives, a shotgun and a handgun was barreling through security at a full sprint, heading toward the ballroom at the Washington Hilton.

At that moment on Saturday night, President Trump and many of America's top government officials and journalists were one floor down, crammed into the ballroom for a black-tie dinner. The mentalist Oz Pearlman, the night's entertainer, was leaning over Mr. Trump and the first lady, demonstrating one of his mind-reading tricks by trying to guess the name that the White House press secretary had picked out for her baby, due to be born any day.

Suddenly, the look on Mr. Pearlman's face changed to one of alarm. Several loud but strangely muffled bangs were going off somewhere in the distance. The first lady ducked under the table. The president stayed seated as Secret Service agents, dressed in tuxedos, surrounded him and began to draw their weapons.

The pop-pop-pop that the crowd was hearing was the sound of gunfire before the authorities managed to tackle the suspect, who never made it into the ballroom. But in the moment, it was difficult to tell what exactly was happening. Guests dived to the floor and hid behind chairs. Secret Service agents climbed over tables to protect cabinet members and some of the country's most high-ranking officials, smashing plates of spring peas and burrata that had been served only minutes earlier.

As agents hustled the president out of the room, Mr. Trump appeared to trip or get pushed down. Vice President JD Vance was pulled from his seat by his shoulders. When agents grabbed Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, they briefly got stuck between two tight tables and had to redirect toward a different exit.

The suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif., was taken into custody quickly. And while the investigation is in its early stages, Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said Mr. Trump was “likely” a target, along with others in the administration.

It was a shocking night. And in that way, it was in keeping with the nonstop, previously unimaginable events of Washington in the Trump era, in which no week seems to pass by without some extraordinary turn of events. By the end of the evening, the president would show graciousness to the journalists he had planned to skewer and, after 15 months of attacking Democrats and reporters as enemies, he would take the occasion to call for unity.

Mr. Trump rushed back to the White House to speak to the nation about what he had just been through, suggesting that only the most consequential leaders become targets of assassins and using the moment to sell the need for his beloved White House ballroom. Reporters, editors and influencers on the scene scrambled for cover, but not without holding their phones aloft for livestreams, Instagram posts and documentation of a crime in progress.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译，仅供参考

含注释全文：

'Shots Fired!': Inside the Pandemonium at the Washington Hilton

From: The New York Times

A man armed with knives, a shotgun and a handgun was barreling through security at a full sprint, heading toward the ballroom at the Washington Hilton.

一名携带多把刀具、一把霰弹枪和一把手枪的男子全速冲过安检防线，朝华盛顿希尔顿酒店的宴会厅方向冲去。

shotgun /ˈʃɒt.ɡʌn/ 表示“猎枪，滑膛枪，霰弹枪”，英文解释为“a long gun that fires a large number of small metal bullets at one time, designed for shooting birds and animals”举个🌰：The robbers used a sawn-off shotgun in the raid. 抢劫犯在袭击中使用了枪管锯短的滑膛枪。

barrel /ˈbær.əl/ 作名词，除了表示“桶”，英文解释为“a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides that make it fatter in the middle”，还可以表示“枪管”，英文解释为“the long part of a gun that is shaped like a tube”

作动词，表示“飞驰”，英文解释为“to travel somewhere very quickly”举个🌰：We were barrelling along the autobahn at 180 kph. 我们以每小时180公里的速度在高速路上飞驰。

可以作名词，也可以作动词，sprint /sprɪnt/ 表示“短距离快速奔跑，冲刺；（短距离）全速奔跑”，英文解释为“to run as fast as you can over a short distance, either in a race or because you are in a great hurry to get somewhere; a very fast run that someone makes when they are in a great hurry to get somewhere”举个🌰：We had to sprint to catch the bus. 我们不得不飞跑着去赶公共汽车。

📍sprinter表示“短跑选手；短程赛选手；短跑运动员”

区分：

📍sprite /spraɪt/表示“（传说中的）小仙子，小精灵，小妖精”（a small creature with magic powers, especially one that likes playing tricks）也是雪碧的英文商标名。

At that moment on Saturday night, President Trump and many of America's top government officials and journalists were one floor down, crammed into the ballroom for a black-tie dinner. The mentalist Oz Pearlman, the night's entertainer, was leaning over Mr. Trump and the first lady, demonstrating one of his mind-reading tricks by trying to guess the name that the White House press secretary had picked out for her baby, due to be born any day.

当时，特朗普总统以及众多美国高级政府官员和记者就在楼下，挤在宴会厅里参加一场需要穿礼服出席的晚宴。当晚的表演嘉宾、精神论者奥兹·珀尔曼正俯身凑近特朗普总统和第一夫人，尝试猜测白宫新闻秘书为她即将出生的孩子选定的名字，来展示读心术表演。

cram /kræm/  1）表示“塞满；塞进；挤入”，英文解释为“to force a lot of things into a small space”举个🌰：Eight children were crammed into the back of the car. 8个孩子被塞进了汽车的后座。

2）表示“（考试前）死记硬背，突击学习”，英文解释为“to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam”举个🌰：She's cramming for her history exam. 为应付历史考试她拼命突击。

black tie /ˌblæk ˈtaɪ/ 表示“男宾客需穿半正式礼服的；男式半正式礼服”，英文解释为“relating to a very formal social occasion where men wear a black bow tie, or to the clothes worn for this occasion”如：a black-tie event 需穿半正式礼服出席的活动。

Suddenly, the look on Mr. Pearlman's face changed to one of alarm. Several loud but strangely muffled bangs were going off somewhere in the distance. The first lady ducked under the table. The president stayed seated as Secret Service agents, dressed in tuxedos, surrounded him and began to draw their weapons.

突然，珀尔曼脸上的表情变成了惊恐。远处某个地方传来几声响亮却又异常沉闷的砰响。第一夫人躲到了桌子下面。总统仍然坐在座位上，这时身穿燕尾服的特勤局特工围拢到他身边，开始拔枪。

muffled /ˈmʌf.əld/ 表示“（声音）变轻微（或低沉）”，英文解释为“A muffled sound is quiet or not clear.”举个🌰：I could hear muffled voices next door but couldn't make out any words. 我听到隔壁有人压低声音说话，可听不清说什么。

bang /bæŋ/ 可以作名词也可以作动词，表示“砰砰猛击，重击；（使）发出巨响”，英文解释为“to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises”举个🌰：He could hear someone banging at the door. 他能听见有人在砰砰敲门。

duck /dʌk/ 作动词，熟词僻义，1）表示“（尤指为避免被击中而）猛低头，猛弯腰”，英文解释为“to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit”举个🌰：I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked (down). 我看到球朝我飞过来就连忙低头躲了一下。

2）表示“（尤指为了避免被发现而）赶忙躲藏起来”，英文解释为“to move quickly to a place, especially in order not to be seen”举个🌰：When he saw them coming, he ducked into a doorway. 他一见他们来了就赶忙躲到了门口。

3）表示“将…按到水下”，英文解释为“to push someone underwater for a short time”

tuxedo /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/ 等同于tux /tʌks/ 表示“（指男式）晚礼服；男式礼服；男式无尾礼服上装”（A tuxedo is a suit, usually black, that is worn by men for formal social events. A tuxedo is a jacket, usually black or white, that is worn by men for formal social events.）

📍类似的还可以说dinner suit或者dinner jacket.

The pop-pop-pop that the crowd was hearing was the sound of gunfire before the authorities managed to tackle the suspect, who never made it into the ballroom. But in the moment, it was difficult to tell what exactly was happening. Guests dived to the floor and hid behind chairs. Secret Service agents climbed over tables to protect cabinet members and some of the country's most high-ranking officials, smashing plates of spring peas and burrata that had been served only minutes earlier.

人群听到的“砰、砰、砰”的声音，是枪声——嫌疑人还没有来得及进入宴会厅，特工就将其制服。但在当时，很难判断究竟发生了什么。宾客纷纷扑倒在地，躲在椅子后面。特勤局特工爬过餐桌去保护内阁成员和一些国家最高级别的官员，几分钟前刚端上来的甜豌豆和布拉塔奶酪的盘子被打翻在地。

smash /smæʃ/ 作动词，1）表示“打碎；破碎”，英文解释为“If you smash something or if it smashes, it breaks into many pieces, for example, when it is hit or dropped.”举个🌰：Someone smashed a bottle. 有人打碎了一个瓶子。

2）表示“猛撞，猛冲，猛击（通常造成破坏或伤害）”，英文解释为“to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury”举个🌰：He tried to smash the door down to get to me. 他试图将门撞倒来抓我。

smashed /smæʃt/ 作形容词，可以表示“酩酊大醉的；（吸毒后）迷醉的”，英文解释为“extremely drunk, or powerfully affected by illegal drugs”

As agents hustled the president out of the room, Mr. Trump appeared to trip or get pushed down. Vice President JD Vance was pulled from his seat by his shoulders. When agents grabbed Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, they briefly got stuck between two tight tables and had to redirect toward a different exit.

当特工们护送总统离开房间时，特朗普似乎绊了一下或是被人推倒了。副总统万斯被人抓住肩膀从座位上拉起。当特工们去拉国家情报总监图尔西·加巴德时，他们一度被两张紧挨着的桌子卡住，不得不改道走向另一个出口。

hustle /ˈhʌs.əl/ 作名词，1）表示“充满活力的行动；忙碌；熙熙攘攘”，英文解释为“energetic action”举个🌰：The team showed a lot of determination and hustle. 队伍显示出很强的决心和活力。

2）表示“用不诚实的手段赚钱”，英文解释为“noise and activity: ”举个🌰：Advertising turns every achievement into a hustle. 广告把所有的成就都变成了欺诈。

📍hustle and bustle 表示“喧闹嘈杂”，英文解释为“noise and activity”举个🌰：I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace. 我喜欢市场里的熙攘喧闹。

作动词，表示“推搡，推挤”，英文解释为“to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along”举个🌰：After giving his speech, Johnson was hustled out of the hall by bodyguards. 演讲结束后，约翰逊被保镖们簇拥着出了大厅。

trip 熟词僻义，作动词，表示“转动（开关）；转动开关开动（或关掉）；触发（开关）；（松开开关）开动”，英文解释为“to move a switch that operates an electrical system, or to cause such a system to start or stop working by moving a switch”举个🌰：A special system prevents the circuitry from being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike. 有一种特殊系统防止电路因电力激增或闪电而被意外切断。

作动词，还可以表示“绊，绊倒”，英文解释为“to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this”举个🌰：He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee. 他绊了个跟头，擦伤了膝盖。

The suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif., was taken into custody quickly. And while the investigation is in its early stages, Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said Mr. Trump was “likely” a target, along with others in the administration.

嫌疑人被确认为31岁的科尔·托马斯·艾伦，他来自加利福尼亚州托伦斯，已被立即拘留。虽然调查仍处于初期阶段，但代理司法部长托德·布兰奇表示，特朗普“很可能”是目标之一，同时还有政府中的其他人。

custody /ˈkʌs.tə.di/ 1）表示“照管，监护；（尤指对父母离异或去世的孩子的）监护权”，英文解释为“the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died”举个🌰：The court awarded/granted/gave custody of the child to the father. 法庭将孩子的监护权判给了父亲。

2）表示“（尤指等候法庭审判期间的）拘押，拘留，羁押”，英文解释为“the state of being kept in prison, especially while waiting to go to court for trial”举个🌰：The suspect is now in custody. 嫌疑犯正被看押候审。

It was a shocking night. And in that way, it was in keeping with the nonstop, previously unimaginable events of Washington in the Trump era, in which no week seems to pass by without some extraordinary turn of events. By the end of the evening, the president would show graciousness to the journalists he had planned to skewer and, after 15 months of attacking Democrats and reporters as enemies, he would take the occasion to call for unity.

这是一个令人震惊的夜晚。而从某种意义上说，这倒是与特朗普时代的华盛顿状况不断、怪事连连一脉相承——好像每周不来点大事都不算完。当晚晚些时候，总统对他原本打算猛烈抨击的记者们展现出了亲切，并在长达15个月将民主党人和记者攻击为敌人之后，借此机会呼吁团结。

graciousness /ˈɡreɪ.ʃəs.nəs/ 表示“礼貌，殷勤，优雅”，英文解释为“politeness and good manners”举个🌰：His humility and graciousness have won our hearts. 他的谦卑和仁慈赢得了我们的心。

skewer /ˈskjuː.ər/ 表示“串肉杆；烤肉叉子”，英文解释为“a long, thin metal pin used for holding together pieces of food, especially meat, during cooking”

作动词，表示“将（肉）串在杆上”，英文解释为“to put pieces of food, especially meat, on a skewer or other long pointed object”

在比喻用法中，它常指“严厉批评、公开抨击、挖苦嘲讽某人”，就像用串肉扦“刺穿”对方一样形象。

Mr. Trump rushed back to the White House to speak to the nation about what he had just been through, suggesting that only the most consequential leaders become targets of assassins and using the moment to sell the need for his beloved White House ballroom. Reporters, editors and influencers on the scene scrambled for cover, but not without holding their phones aloft for livestreams, Instagram posts and documentation of a crime in progress.

唐纳德·特朗普匆忙返回白宫，就他刚刚经历的事情向全国发表讲话，暗示只有最重要的人物才会成为刺客的目标，并借此机会推销他钟爱的白宫宴会厅项目的必要性。现场的记者、编辑和网红纷纷寻找掩护，但同时仍高举手机进行直播、发布Instagram内容，实时记录犯罪过程。

1）consequential常见含义同consequent一样，表示“间接的；随之发生的；结果的，作为直接结果的”如：redundancy and the consequential loss of earnings 裁员以及随之而来的收入损失。

2）用来替换我们经常用的词important, significant等表示“重要的，意义重大的”如：意义重大的决定 a consequential decision.

assassin /əˈsæs.ɪn/ 表示“（通常为政治目的或钱杀死名人或重要人物的）暗杀者，行刺者，刺客”，英文解释为“someone who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or in exchange for money”

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