Texas school shooting: Elon Musk asks why media gives mass murderers the attention they desire

Tesla mogul Elon Musk called for 'tight' background checks in response to elementary school massacre

By Brian Flood | Fox News

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Billionaire Elon Musk scolded the media this week for giving attention to mass shooters, saying the exhaustive coverage played into their twisted motives.

亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)本周指责媒体关注大规模枪击事件，称详尽的报道助长了他们扭曲的动机。

mogul /ˈməʊɡl/ n. 1.大亨；有权势的人 •a movie mogul 电影大亨2.Mogul ( /ˈmuːɡɑːl/  [ "Mo·ghul", "Mug·hal" ] ) 莫卧儿人（印度穆斯林，16至19世纪统治印度大部分地区） 3. 雪丘，雪墩，“猫跳”（滑雪坡道上需跳越的硬雪堆）

exhaustive /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/ adj. 详尽的；彻底的；全面的 • exhaustive research/tests 彻底的探究╱检查

play into “作对某人有利的事，授人以柄”；play into the hands“....占便宜，为...谋方便”

"Regarding recent events, the shooters are obviously doing this to generate the most amount of attention possible," Musk wrote, according CNBC. "Why is the media doing exactly what the mass murderers want?"

据CNBC报道，马斯克写道:“关于最近发生的事件，枪手们这样做显然是为了尽可能多地获得关注。为什么媒体要做大屠杀凶手想要的事情?”

The email came on the heels of the tragic shooting Tuesday when a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Musk's point mirrors a years-long debate in media circles regarding how much attention is given to mass murderers, as their horrific acts are newsworthy but many feel they are out forattention and infamy. 

这封邮件紧随着一起悲剧的枪杀事件之后。周二，一名枪手在德克萨斯州乌瓦尔德市的罗布小学(Robb Elementary School)枪杀了19名儿童和两名成年人。马斯克的观点反映了媒体圈多年来关于对大屠杀凶手给予过多关注的争论，因为他们的恐怖行为具有新闻价值，但许多人认为他们是为了引起关注和遗臭万年。

on the heels of ：紧接着··

Be out for：力图得到，努力想

infamy/ˈɪnfəmi/  n. 1. 臭名昭著；声名狼藉 •a day that will live in infamy 遗臭万年的一天。2.恶行；罪恶•scenes of horror and infamy 恐怖与罪恶的场面

Musk’s attorney and Tesla’s press team did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment. 

马斯克的律师和特斯拉的新闻团队没有马上回应额外说明的要求。

attorney  n. /əˈtɜːni/  1.律师（尤指代表当事人出庭者）2.（业务或法律事务上的）代理人•She was made her father's attorney when he became ill. 她在父亲生病时代理父亲的事务。

TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING: WHO ARE THE VICTIMS KILLED AT UVALDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? 

德州校园枪击案:乌瓦尔德小学的受害者是谁?

Officials did not immediately reveal a motive for the elementary school massacre, but they identified the assailant as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a resident of Uvalde. Law enforcement officials said Ramos acted alone and was killed by a Border Patrol agent who rushed into the school without waiting for backup.

官员们没有立即透露这起小学大屠杀的动机，但他们确认袭击者是乌瓦尔德居民、18岁的萨尔瓦多·拉莫斯(Salvador Ramos)。执法官员表示，拉莫斯是单独行动的，一名边境巡逻人员在没有等待支援的情况下冲进学校，将他击毙。

assailant /əˈseɪlənt/ n. 攻击者；行凶者

Border Patrol agent ：边境巡逻官员

The assault at Robb Elementary School was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in 2012. 

罗柏小学枪击案是自2012年康涅狄格州纽敦桑迪胡克小学枪击案发生以来，美国发生的最致命的枪击案。2012年，一名枪手枪杀了20名儿童和6名成年人。

ELON MUSK LIGHTS UP TWITTER AFTER DECLARING HE'LL VOTE GOP NEXT ELECTION: 'THE LEFT SHOULD REFLECT ON WHY 

埃隆·马斯克宣布他将在下次选举中投票给共和党后，在推特上亮起了灯:“左翼应该反思为什么”

Musk, whose companies Tesla and SpaceX both have ties to Texas, told CNBC he supports "tight background checks" for gun sales and limiting assault weapons to people such as gun range owners, or anyone in a "high risk location, like gang warfare."

马斯克的公司特斯拉和SpaceX都与德克萨斯州有联系，他对CNBC表示，他支持对枪支销售进行“严格的背景调查”，并将攻击性武器限制在射击场所有者或任何“高风险地区，如帮派战争”的人。

GOP: abbr. 大老党（美国共和党的别称）（Grand Old Party）

gang warfare：帮派

Musk added, "I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns."

马斯克补充说:“我坚信，携带武器的权利是对抗潜在的政府暴政的重要保障。从历史上看，当权者之所以不允许公众拥有枪支，就是为了维持对人民的权力。”

tyranny /ˈtɪrəni/  n. 暴虐；专横；苛政；专政 •a victim of oppression and tyranny 压迫和暴政的受害者

Last week, Musk claimed that he will be voting for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

上周，马斯克宣城在即将到来的中期选举，他将为共和党投票。

During a live episode of the All-In Podcast at a Miami tech conference, Musk told his hosts that he would be voting Republican in the upcoming elections despite his track record of almost exclusively voting Democrat. 

在迈阿密一场科技大会的“总播客”直播节目中，马斯克告诉主持人，在即将到来的选举中，他将投票给共和党，尽管他过去几乎完全投票给民主党。

He stated, "I have voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, historically – overwhelmingly. Like, I'm not sure, I might never have voted for a Republican, just to be clear. Now this election, I will."

他说:“我感情上难以抗拒地投票支持民主党，以前都是这种压倒性的情感。比如，我不确定，我可能从来没有投票给共和党人，只是要说清楚。这次选举，我会。”

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clobber /ˈklɒbə(r)/动词1.狠击；狠揍；猛打；2.极大地打击；惩罚；使受到（严重经济损失）•The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。3.彻底战胜（或击败）•We got clobbered in the game on Saturday. 我们在星期六的比赛中一败涂地。名词，衣服；随身物品

The Tesla CEO provided some insight into the reasoning for his political switch, claiming that Democrats aren’t necessarily controlled by the people but by special interests. 

特斯拉首席执行官透露了他转变政治立场的一些原因，他声称，民主党人不一定由人民控制，而是由特殊利益集团控制

"The issue here is that the Democrat Party is overly controlled by the unions and by the trial lawyers – particularly the class action lawyers," he said. "And generally if you see something that is not in the interest of the people on the Democrat side, it's going to come because of unions – which is just another form of monopoly – and the trial lawyers."

他说:“现在的问题是，民主党被工会和出庭律师——特别是集体诉讼律师——过度控制了。一般来说，如果你看到一些不符合民主党人利益的事情，那是因为工会——这只是另一种形式的垄断——和出庭律师。”

Fox News’ Stephen Sorace and Gabriel Hays contributed to this report. 

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