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A gunman has killed 50 people and wounded another 53 at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It was the worst mass shooting in US history.?

President Barack Obama, in an address to the nation Sunday, called the attack “an act of terror and an act of hate.” He said the American people are united in grief and outrage（憤怒）. Obama praised the police and others who worked to rescue the hostages（人質(zhì)）and end the attack.?

The president also called the attack a “further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon.” Obama’s comments mark his fifteenth address linked to a mass shooting during his presidency.?

Many families still do not know the fate of their loved ones who were at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.?

Police have identified the shooter as Omar Saddiqui Mateen. He worked as a security guard since 2007. He was killed at the scene in a gunfight with police. Mateen is a US citizen born in New York. His parents are from Afghanistan.

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A gunman has killed 50 people and wounded another 53 at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.?

一持槍男子在Florida，Orlando的一個同性戀夜店殺害了50人。導致53人受傷。

nightclub?夜店

president Barack Obama, in an address to the nation Sunday.

總統(tǒng)奧巴馬，向全國發(fā)表了致辭

in an address to 向...發(fā)表演講

called the attack “an act of terror and an act of hate.”

稱此次襲擊是“出于仇恨的恐怖行動”

He said the American people are united in grief and outrage.

他表示美國人民會在悲痛和憤怒中團結(jié)一致。

outrage n.暴行；侮辱；憤怒，憤慨

Obama praised the police and others who worked to rescue the hostages（人質(zhì)）and end the attack.

奧巴馬還稱贊了警方及解救人質(zhì)并結(jié)束襲擊事件的所有工作人員

The president also called the attack a “further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon.”

總統(tǒng)還稱這次襲擊事件“進一步譴責人們掌握武器的容易程度?！?/span>

Obama’s comments mark his fifteenth address linked to a mass shooting during his presidency.?

這是奧巴馬在任期內(nèi)的演講中第15次提到大規(guī)模槍擊事件。

Many families still do not know the fate of their loved ones who were at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

很多家屬還不知道在奧蘭多“脈搏”酒吧里的親人到底是生是死。

Police have identified the shooter as Omar Saddiqui Mateen. He worked as a security guard since 2007. He was killed at the scene in a gunfight with police.