中英對照讀新聞》Suspected Rome bank robber foiled by tunnel collapse疑似羅馬銀行劫匪因隧道塌陷而失敗

義大利消防隊員在馬路上挖洞以救出受困在坍塌隧道內的一名男子。(美聯社)

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An Italian man had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican, suspected of being part of a gang burrowing its way to a nearby bank, police said Friday.

警方週五表示，受困在靠近梵蒂岡的一處塌陷隧道內不得不被救出的一名義大利人，疑似是一個幫派的成員，正挖地道通向附近一家銀行。

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Firefighters spent eight hours digging him out from under a road in the west of Rome, before he was finally freed on Thursday evening and taken to hospital.

消防人員花了八小時把他從羅馬西部的一條道路下挖了出來，他在週四晚上終於獲救並被送到醫院。

"Two people from Naples were arrested for resisting a public official and two, from Rome, for damage" to public property, a police spokesman told AFP.

一名警方發言人告訴法新社，來自那不勒斯的兩人因為反抗一名公務員而被捕，還有來自羅馬的兩人因為毀損公共財產而被捕。

"We are still investigating, we do not exclude that they are thieves, it is one of the theories," he said.

他說，「我們還在調查之中，不排除他們都是竊賊，這是其中一種理論。」

For Italian newspapers, however, the motive was clear, noting the tunnel was found near a bank ahead of the August 15 long weekend, when residents traditionally head out of town and much of Rome becomes empty.

然而，對義大利報紙來說，動機是明顯的，指出這個隧道是在8月15日長週末之前在銀行附近被發現，長週末時居民傳統上都會出城，羅馬大部份地區都空空蕩蕩。

新聞辭典

foil：動詞，阻撓、挫敗、擊退。例句：Fortunately, the police were able to foil the kidnapper’s plan.（幸運的是，警方能夠挫敗綁架者的計畫。）

burrow：動詞，挖洞、挖通道、潛伏、探索。例句： Animals like frog and rabbits burrow holes into soil to make shelter.（像是青蛙和兔子等動物會在土壤中鑽洞來當作庇護所。）

motive：名詞，動機、目的。例句： There may be a hidden motive for his departure.（他的離開可能有一個隱藏的動機。）

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