美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-13

 Hey, I'm Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. Powerful testimony¹ in the George Zimmerman trial. A new video of the terrifying moments after the plane crash in San Francisco. Let's get started. 

 

We begin, though, with a late and possible key development in the George Zimmerman trial. The judge this afternoon allowing attorneys for George Zimmerman to introduce evidence suggesting that Trayvon Martin had smoked pot before he died. Prosecutors² fought hard against it, calling it a backdoor way of tarnishing³ Trayvon Martin’s character in the eyes of the jury. Zimmerman’s drug use has also come up firing EMS report showing he was on anxiety and sleep medications the night of the shooting. There's yet to be a ruling though on the admissibility of that evidence. And there was much more today than just the pot rulings, a powerful step as Martin Savidge reports. He joins us now live. Martin?

 

Yeah, Anderson. It was a day of just significant surprises again. And one of the questions that had been asked, really, to the defense⁴ team was will they are gonna call Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father. Because if you remember, it had been reported that Tracy Martin, when he heard that 911call with those terrible screams, he had told the authorities that he did not hear his son. And in fact, they brought two testimonials that were brought on by the investigators⁵ who said: "Yeah, that's in fact what he told us that we played it and he said he didn't hear his son."  Bet then, Tracy Martin comes to the stand called by the defense. Well, let's just listen to how the day went.

 

" … and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

 

It was another remarkable⁶ moment, the father of Trayvon Martin taking the stand, questioned by the attorney defending the killer⁷ of his son. Earlier two police investigators testified that just days after the shooting, they played Tracy Martin the 911 call containing screams and a gunshot from that night. 

 

Both said Tracy Martin unequivocally told them it was not Trayvon he heard screaming. But on the stand Martin testified he never said and said he told police he wasn’t certain whose voice he heard. 

 

What was going through your mind when you were listening to that? 

 

Basically, what I was listening to, I was listening to my son's last cry for help. I was listening to his life being taken. And I was coming, trying to come to grips that Trayvon was here no more. 

 

The defense had spent much of the morning hammering home a version of who was screaming for help. One after another, five friends of George Zimmerman took the stand and, asked the same question, gave the same answer. 

 

Definitely, it's Georgie. 

 

I thought it was George. 

 

When I heard the tape, my immediate⁸ reaction was that's George screaming for help. 

 

Whose voice is it?

 

George Zimmerman's voice. 

 

The most powerful affirmation came from John Donnelly, a friend of Zimmerman's, who unlike any previous witness said he had heard voices under similar stress as a medic in the Vietnam War. 

 

When someone is in dire⁹ straits, whether it be combat or anything else, your voice obviously changes. I have heard a 250-pound man sound like a little girl screaming, and, but before you get there, you know who he is. 

 

Instead of the scream, the prosecution¹⁰ focused on Zimmerman's language in his call to police, suggesting his use of profanity(亵渎) implied hatred¹¹, a key point when trying to prove second-degree murder. 

 

It seemed to me when Mr. de la Riondo was trying to highlight it, make it sound heightened, and I don't feel that it was that way all. I think it was more of a statement. 

 

Also called to testify was the owner of the gym where Zimmerman trained in grappling and boxing for less than a year as part of a weight loss routine. Asking him how he would rate his fighting skills?

 

What number would you assign to his abilities? 

 

Point-five. 

 

Less than a one?

 

Yes. 

 

Adam Pollock, a martial¹² arts expert, demonstrated the so-called ground and pound technique of fighting that a witness last week said he saw Trayvon Martin use while atopped Zimmerman on the night of the shooting. Pollock, who is also a trainer, said he's seen his share of fight aftermaths and said that just days after the confrontation¹³ with Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman appeared black-eyed and emotionally traumatized. 

1 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 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。

3 tarnishing   

（印花）白地沾色

参考例句：

• The causes of tarnishing gold and silver-plated connectors were studied respectively. 分别探讨了接插件镀金和镀银层变色的原因。
• Bright tin electrodeposits on copper wire are susceptible to tarnishing. 铜线材经光亮镀锡后易产生腐蚀变色。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

7 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

9 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

10 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

11 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

12 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

13 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。