NPR边听边练166：美堕胎医生被控谋杀

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　　Philadelphia abortion¹ doctor _1_ the death penalty after he was convicted today a first degree murder accused of killing² 3 babies shortly after they were born.NPR's Jeff Brady reports on the jury's verdict moments ago in Dr. Kermit Gosnell's trial.

　　费城一名堕胎医生面临死刑，今天他被判处一级谋杀三名刚出生婴儿的罪名成立。NPR新闻的杰夫·布拉迪将报道陪审团对克米特·戈斯内尔医生做出的判决。

　　Dr. Gosnell was found guilty for 3 of the babies, _2_ not guilty of murder on the first degree for the 4th baby and then found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the female patient who died on his care.

　　戈斯内尔医生被判谋杀三名婴儿罪名成立，一级谋杀第四名婴儿罪名不成立，因曾在手术中致一名女性患者死亡，过失杀人罪名成立。

　　That's NPR Jeff Brady reporting. Prosecutors⁴ argued that the 72-year-old doctor routinely _3_ illegal later term of abortions⁵ beyond Pennsylvania's 24 week limit.The case became a flashpoint on the national debate over abortion.

　　这是NPR新闻的杰夫·布拉迪带来的报道。检察官表示，这名72岁的医生经常进行晚期堕胎手术，这超过了宾夕法尼亚州24周的限制时间。这起案子引发了全国范围内的堕胎讨论。

　　The justice department has reached the biggest drug safety settlement today with a generic⁶ drug maker⁷, the U.S subsidiary of an Indian pharmaceutical⁸ company _4_ guilty to multiple felony charges _5_ making false statements. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports the company will pay 500 million dollars to settle criminal and civil claims.

　　今天，司法部已与一家仿药制造商就最大的药品安全案达成和解协议，这家印度制药公司在美国的分公司承认了包括伪造文书等多项重罪。据NPR新闻的克里·约翰逊报道，这家公司将支付5亿美元来了结诉讼及民事赔偿。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、was convicted 被判有罪

　　eg:In 1952, he was convicted of ‘Acts of Gross Indecency’, after admitting a sexual relationship with another man.

　　1952年，他在承认与另一名男子的性关系之后被判以“行为粗俗猥亵”的罪名。

　　2、prosecutor³ . 检察官；公诉人；[法] 起诉人；实行者

　　eg:I was the first to go before the prosecutor.

　　我是第一个被带到检察官面前的人。

　　3、subsidiary adj. 附属的；辅助的

　　n. 子公司；辅助者[ 复数subsidiaries ]

　　eg:WM Financial Services is a subsidiary of Washington Mutual⁹.

　　华盛顿互惠银行金融服务公司是华盛顿互惠银行的子公司。

　　eg:The marketing¹⁰ department has always played a subsidiary role to the sales department.

　　营销部一直都扮演着销售部的辅助角色。

　　4、pharmaceutical company 制药公司

　　5、civil claim 民事权利请求

　　参考答案：

　　1、faces 2、have found 3、performed

　　4、has pleaded 5、including

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 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。

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 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

6 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

7 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

8 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

9 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

10 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。