シドニーのショッピングモールで6人刺され死亡 単独犯？警察が射殺

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オーストラリアおーすとらりあ最大さいだい都市としシドニーしどにーで13日にち、男おとこが刃物はもので次々つぎつぎと人ひとを刺さし、少すくなくとも6人にんが死亡しぼうした。豪ごうABCなどが報ほうじた。

ABCえーびーしーによると、現場は東部とうぶボンディジャンクションぼんでぃじゃんくしょんにある大型おおがたショッピングモールしょっぴんぐもーる内。地元じもと警察けいさつは、客きゃくら6人にんが死亡しぼうし、子供こどもを含ふくむ数人すうにんが重傷じゅうしょうを負おって病院びょういんに運はこばれたと明あきらかにした。男おとこは単独犯たんどくはんとみみられ、駆かけつけた警察官けいさつかんに射殺しゃさつされた。動機どうきは明あきらかになっていないという。

ABCえーびーしーは、店内で撮影さつえいされたとみられる映像えいぞうを公開こうかいした。客きゃくらが逃にげ惑まどい、黒くろいTシャツと短みじかパン姿すがたの男おとこが刃物はものを持もって追おいかける様子ようすが映うつっている。（バンコクばんこく＝武石たけいし英史郎えいしろう）

Vocabulary

Grammar and Sentence Structure

• Sentence 1: 男が刃物で次々と人を刺し、少なくとも6人が死亡した。

  1. Grammatical points:

     • が: marks the subject of the sentence.
     • で: indicates the tool or means used for an action.
     • を: marks the direct object of the verb.
     • ため: indicates the result or consequence of an action.

  2. Structure of the sentence:

     • 男が: The subject marker “が” is used to indicate that the man is the doer of the action.
     • 刃物で: The tool or means marker “で” is used to show that the man used a knife for the action.
     • 次々と: This adverbial phrase means “one after another” or “successively.”
     • 人を: The direct object marker “を” is used to mark the people who are being stabbed.
     • 刺し: The verb “刺す” (to stab) is in its plain form to describe the action.
     • 少なくとも6人が: “At least 6 people” is the subject of the verb “死亡した” (died).
     • 死亡した: The verb “死亡する” (to die) is in its past tense form to indicate that the action has been completed.

• Sentence 2: 地元警察は、客ら6人が死亡し、子供を含む数人が重傷を負って病院に運ばれたと明らかにした。

  1. Grammatical points:

     • は: topic marker, used to mark the topic of the sentence.
     • を含む: verb construction meaning “to include.”
     • を: marks the direct object of the verb.
     • が: subject marker, marks the subject of the verb.
     • と: quotation marker, used to introduce a direct quotation.

  2. Structure of the sentence:

     • 地元警察は: The topic marker “は” is used to indicate that the local police are the topic of the sentence.
     • 客ら6人が: The subject marker “が” is used to mark the 6 customers as the subject of the verb.
     • 死亡し: The verb “死亡する” (to die) is in its plain form to describe the action.
     • 子供を含む数人が: The verb “含む” (to include) is used to show that there are several people, including children.
     • 重傷を負って: The phrase “重傷を負う” (to be seriously injured) is in its te-form to connect it to the following action.
     • 病院に運ばれた: The verb “運ぶ” (to transport) is in its past tense form to indicate that the action has been completed.
     • と明らかにした: The phrase “明らかにする” (to make clear) is in its past tense form to indicate that the action has been completed.

• Sentence 3: 男は単独犯とみられ、駆けつけた警察官に射殺された。

  1. Grammatical points:

     • は: topic marker, used to mark the topic of the sentence.
     • と: quotation marker, used to introduce a direct quotation.
     • に: indicates the doer of the passive action.

  2. Structure of the sentence:

     • 男は: The topic marker “は” is used to indicate that the man is the topic of the sentence.
     • 単独犯とみられ: The phrase “単独犯とみられる” (to be suspected of acting alone) is in its passive form to describe the man’s situation.
     • 駆けつけた警察官に: The verb “駆けつける” (to rush to) is in its past tense form to indicate the action of the police officers rushing to the scene.
     • 射殺された: The verb “射殺する” (to shoot to death) is in its passive form to indicate that the man was shot by the police officers.

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