美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-02-22

 I'm Wolf Blitzer and for Anderson Cooper, welcome to the podcast. Shocking new developments in the case of Oscar Blade Runner Pistorius sent the death of his girlfriend, Pistorius gives his detailed¹ version of the events from the night he says he accidentally shot her to death. Let's get started.

We begin with the murder charge that's captivated and horrified² millions of people around the globe. Today the suspect, the Olympian runner Oscar Pistorius gave his side of the story. In his own words read by his lawyer at the bail³ hearing, he described in dramatically detail what led him to shoot and kill his girlfriend in the middle of the night. You're going to hear his words in a moment, while a statement was being read in court. A private funeral service was held for Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot, the woman he says he loved. Steenkamp was 29 years old, a model, reality TV show star. While she was being laid to rest, the charges against Pistorius were upgraded to pre-meditated murder. Prosecutors⁴ say the double amputee track star murdered Steenkamp after an argument. But Pistorius says he mistook her for an intruder, and never meant to kill her. Here is Robyn Curnow with what she saw in court today.

As Oscar Pistorius arrive for his bail hearing, his brother and family joined him to give support. Journalists jostled to get inside the small courtroom and officials seemed to unable to cope with the huge media interest. And outside, a group of protesters called for an end to violence against women. But inside the court, the state argued and persuaded the magistrate⁵ that Pistorius should be charged with premeditated murder. And with our iPhones, and snatches of footage taken after the magistrate had left the court. We can show you just how startled, scared and lonely Oscar Pistorius looked. He cried or sobbed⁶ throughout the bail hearing despite the presence of his family. Pistorius looked so different from this confident athlete who broke stereotypes⁷ to run the Olympics. Despite being a double amputee, he continued though, to break down when his legal team read out an affidavit⁸. This is a shortened version of Pistorius's side of the story. I woke up, went to the balcony to bring the fan in and close the slidding doors. I heard noises in the bathroom, I felt a sense of terror rushing over me. There are no burglar bars across the bathroom window and I knew that contractors⁹ had left ladders outside. I didn't not have my prosthetic legs on, I grabbed my 9 millimeters pistol from underneath¹⁰ my bed. I screamed to get out of my house and for Reeva to phone the police, it was pitch dark in the bedroom and I thought Reeva was in bed. I fired shots at the toilet door and shouted to Reeva to phone the police. She did not respond, when I reached to bed, I realized Reeva was not in the bed. That's when it dawned on that it could be Reeva who was in the toilet. I found the key and opened the door, Reeva was slumped¹¹ over but alive. Later in the affidavit, Pistorius says she died in my arms.

"I love you very very much."

Reeva's last moments were no doubt be furthered examined on Wednesday during the second day of the bail hearing. As the state will try to reinforce why they don't believe his version of the events? And why Oscar Pistorius should be kept in jail until a trial?

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

3 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

6 sobbed   

哭泣，啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 )； 哭诉，呜咽地说

参考例句：

• She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
• She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。

7 stereotypes   

n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
• It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 affidavit   

n.宣誓书

参考例句：

• I gave an affidavit to the judge about the accident I witnessed.我向法官提交了一份关于我目击的事故的证词。
• The affidavit was formally read to the court.书面证词正式向出席法庭的人宣读了。

9 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

11 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。