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3 Killed in Taiwan Knife Attack, Suspect Falls to Death From Department Store
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese authorities said Saturday the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day. The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, fell to his death from a department store building in Taipei after the attack on Friday. The assaults shocked Taiwan, where violent crime is rare, prompting authorities to step up security at crowded spots and big events, including its New Year’s Eve celebration that usually attracts many locals and tourists to an outdoor countdown.
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兇嫌持刀攻擊致3人死 最終百貨墜樓身亡
臺灣當局週六表示，嫌犯在臺北持刀與投擲煙霧彈襲擊3人致死，11人受傷。凶嫌預謀犯案，當天稍早時，他也在其他地方縱火。 嫌犯張文，27歲，在週五襲擊後，從臺北的一處百貨公司墜樓。 這次的攻擊事件震驚了暴力犯罪罕見的臺灣，促使當局加強人流密集場所和大型活動的安保措施，包括通常會吸引眾多當地居民和遊客參加的跨年倒數活動。
【單字／詞解析】
suspect
名詞 /səˈspekt/ 嫌犯
自然發音：sus-BEKT
英解：a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong
例句：Police have issued a photograph of the suspect.（警方已經發布疑犯的照片。）
assault
名詞 /əˈsɑːlt/ 襲擊
自然發音：a-SALT
英解：a violet attack
例句：He was on trial for assault.（他因涉嫌襲擊受審。）
identify
動詞 /aɪˈden.t̬ə.faɪ/ 識別
自然發音：i-DEN-ti-fie
英解：to recognize someone and say who that person is
例句：She was able to identify her attacker.（她能夠認出襲擊她的嫌犯。）
prompt
動詞 /prɑːmpt/ 促使
自然發音：prom-pt
英解：to make someone decide to do something
例句：What prompted you to say that?（什麼原因促使你那麼說？）
【慎思明辨】
你可以針對以下議題進行論述，甚至寫一篇英文短文，練習英文寫作或口語表達。
＊攻擊事件發生當下，你在哪裡？有何想法？
＊具備危機意識非常重要，針對此次隨機攻擊事件，你覺得它帶給我們什麼省思？
新聞來源：《英文大紀元》◇
