长难句

“Virtually everyone I spoke with, from the FBI to academic researchers, told me it’s nearly impossible to stop a determined shooter; they’re always one creative step ahead,” Hagerty writes. Niv Bavarsky mentions “The Futility of Trying to Prevent More School Shootings in America.”

词汇突破

1. Virtually 实际上 其形容词是virtual 

2. one creative step ahead 出乎意料的先人一步

3. Futility ;其形容词是：futile 无效的!

(是的今天最关键的就是这个单词!)

句子分解

第一句

“Virtually everyone I spoke with, from the FBI to academic researchers, told me it’s nearly impossible to stop a determined shooter; they’re always one creative step ahead,” Hagerty writes.

切分：

1. Hagerty writes.

2. Virtually everyone I spoke with, from the FBI to academic researchers, told me it’s nearly impossible to stop a determined shooter;

3. they’re always one creative step ahead

参考译文：

Hagerty 这样写道：“每一个和我谈话的人，从FBI (的探员)到学术研究人员，都告诉我要阻止一个决绝的(校园)枪手几乎是不可能的。(因为)他们总的出乎意料的先我们一步。”

第二句

Niv Bavarsky mentions “The Futility of Trying to Prevent More School Shootings in America.”

参考译文: 

Niv Bavarsky也提到了:“徒劳无功：美国阻止校园枪击案件的尝试”。