美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-14

 Hey, I'm Anderson cooper. Welcome to the podcast. The Zimmerman defense¹ says they are almost done and three young women describe life in captivity², a decade of captivity in life, since they are rescued. Let’s get started.

 

We begin, though, tonight with the Zimmerman trial. After hearing several hours of argument the judge is saying she plans to rule tomorrow morning on that video. The defense, meantime, is saying he plans to rest tomorrow but not before calling more witnesses to bolster³ the case. George Zimmerman, while suffering a life-threatening beating while crying for help, shot Trayvon Martinin self-defense, that's their case. In a moment our panel weighs in on whether the jury will agree the first one. Martin Savidge gets up today about what happened.

 

Famed pathologist Dr. Vincent Di Maio said the bullet hole in Trayvon Martin's clothing and body proved one of the defense's key points, that it was Martinwho was on top of George Zimmerman as they struggled.

 

Di Maio, a gunshot expert, said he could tell it was Martin on top of Zimmerman, because even though Zimmerman's gun was touching⁴ Martin's hoodie when he fired, the hoodie was not touching Martin's skin.

 

The fact that we know that the clothing was two to four inches away is consistent with somebody leaning over the person doing the shooting and thatthe clothing is two to four inches away from the person firing.

 

Di Maio also countered the medical examiner's testimony⁵ for the prosecution⁶,who previously⁷ said Martin could have survived and suffered up to 10 minutes after he was shot. Di Maio said, shot in the heart, Martin would have been unconscious in 10 to 15 seconds.

 

He's going to be dead within one to three minutes after being shot in this case.

 

Finally, Di Maio testified that Zimmerman's injuries also fit his account,saying his review of photographs taken that night indicated Zimmerman's headhad suffered at least six impacts against a hard surface.

 

Is this injury consistent with Mr. Zimmerman's head having impacted a sidewalk?

 

Yes.

 

The prosecution jumped on a key question that the defense expert couldn'tanswer.

 

You're not testifying here as to who started what led up to the death ofTrayvon Martin?

 

That's correct, sir.

 

And you're not saying as to who attacked who, whether it was George Zimmermanwho attacked Trayvon Martin or whether it was Trayvon Martin who attackedGeorge Zimmerman? You can't say to that, correct?

 

That's correct, sir.

 

In fact, you can't testify as to who threw the first punch.

 

That's correct, sir.

 

And you can't say whether it was Trayvon Martin defending himself or GeorgeZimmerman defending himself in terms of when this first started.

 

When it first started, that's correct, sir.

 

Prosecutor⁸ Bernie de la Rionda got the witness to admit the defense was payingDi Maio $400 an hour for his expertise⁹. But Di Maio said the case didn'trequire a lot of his time.

 

Up to yesterday, $2,400. This is not exactly a complicated case forensically¹⁰.

 

The state was also able to get the pathologist to say it's possible TrayvonMartin could have been trying to move away just before the shot was fired.

 

And at that point, you don't know if Trayvon Martin was backing up, backingaway, in terms of providing an angle or whether he was going forward, you can'tsay?

 

All that I said was, it's consistent with his account, Mr. Zimmerman's account.That's all.

 

But it's also consistent with Trayvon Martin pulling back in terms of providingthe same angle.

 

I told you that, too, yes, sir.

 

The last testimony of the day was from Zimmerman's former neighbor, too ill toappear in person. Eloise Dilligard joined a growing list of witnesses who saidshe believes the voice screaming for help sounded like George Zimmerman.

 

Based on the fact I have only heard George's voice and it's a light male voice,I would say that it was his.

 

And when you say you have heard him talk, tell us again about how long you haveknown him.

 

By that time, it was two-and-a-half years.

 

Perhaps the most powerful statement made in court today didn't take place onthe stand, but when Mark O'Mara said the defense planned to rest Wednesday.Martin Savidge, CNN, Sanford, Florida.

1 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。

2 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

3 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

4 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

5 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。

6 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。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

9 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

10 forensically   

adv.forensic（法庭的，法庭用的；法医的；公开辩论的，论争的）的变形

参考例句：

• 'Now, I'll put you in a corner,' forensically shaking a forefinger at him. “我不会给你退路的。”他像在法庭上一样向他晃着一根指头。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记