【读新闻学英语】男婴被装进篮子从桥上扔入河中淹死，凶手可能是其父亲？
By 新西兰中文先驱网· 2019年09月12日 03:14
A baby boy died after being thrown into a river from a Manchester bridge in front of horrified onlookers.
当着旁观者的面，一名男婴被人从曼彻斯特桥上扔入河中后死亡。
onlookers：旁观者
Police were questioning a man on suspicion of murder after the incident in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester.
事件发生在大曼彻斯特区的Radcliffe，警方正在询问一名可疑男子。
suspicion：引起怀疑
The boy, said to be just under a year old, was pulled from the water by firefighters after witnesses raised the alarm shortly before 4.30pm yesterday.
据说，该男婴不到一岁。昨天下午4点半之前，有目击者报警后，他被消防员从水里捞出。
raised the alarm：报警
He was given first aid at the scene and taken to hospital, but died a short time later.
他在现场接受了急救后就被送往医院，但是很快就去世了。
first aid：急救
Witnesses claimed the baby was thrown into the water in a Moses basket by his father after a row with his pregnant partner. They said the man then went to a nearby pub, the Lock Keeper, where he was arrested.
目击者称，该男婴被自己的父亲装在一个摩西篮子里，扔进了水里。男子身边还有一个孕妇。随后男子走进附近的Lock Keeper酒吧，在那里被捕了。
arrested：逮捕
A relative of a member of staff at the pub said: "He came in and asked for a drink but said he had no money. Then loads of people came in screaming that there's a baby in the river.He sat there and stared, so the police were phoned and he just told a customer that he'd thrown his baby in the river.”
酒吧工作人员的亲戚说到：“他进来后要了一杯喝的，但是说自己没有钱。然后有人大叫河里有婴儿。他坐在那里盯着看，有人给警方报警了，他告诉一名顾客说他把孩子扔进了河里。”
thrown ：扔
Detective Superintendent Jamie Daniels, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "This is an incredibly tragic incident that has led to an innocent baby boy losing his life.A murder investigation is under way and we are working hard to piece together the circumstances that led to the baby boy ending up in the water.”
大曼彻斯特警方侦缉负责人Jamie Daniels说到：“这是一个令人难以相信的悲惨事件，导致了一个无辜的孩子失去生命。关于这起谋杀案的调查正在进行中，我们正在努力寻找导致男婴死于水中的情况。”
incredibly ：难以置信
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