万花筒 Kaleidoscope 2007-01-12&13, 美教授策划谋杀妻子

And the other breaking story that we're following, this Ivy¹ League professor who has now been charged with beating his wife to death in the kitchen of their Pennsylvania home. WCAU's John Blunt joins us live from outside the DA's office in Norristown with details. John what can you tell us?

Well the district attorney has wrapped up a news conference just a short time ago, the big announcement-- Warden² Business School professor Dr. Rafael Robb is now being charged with the murder of his wife who wanna show you some video, the charge was filed just a short time ago. The 56-year-old economics professor surrendered to authorities accompanied by his lawyers just the afternoon today. Now his wife Ellen Robb was found bludgeoned to death on the kitchen floor of her Main Line home on Dec. 22nd she was wrapping Christmas presents at the time. Authorities first thought it was a break-in, but then they ruled otherwise. But Dr. Robb made that fine. He was a man that , ah, that his wife was planning to divorce. Authorities later found cracks in his alibi³ and charged the professor with first- and third-degree murder, tampering⁴ with evidence and more. Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor described the scene as one of worst crime scenes he and his detectives had even seen. Dr. Robb is gonna be arraigned⁵ with NDA again. His charge was first- and third- degree murder, and the wife...and the murder of his wife Ellen Robb. Authorities believe that Dr. Robb may have been married before, and they may have believed, they do believe they are trying to talk to the attorney that he had a previous marriage and was upset, that he was paying alimony from that previous marriage. Again, Dr. Robb, economics professor charged with the first and third degree murder. In Norristown John Blunt for MSNBC News.

John, thank you. I appreciate that update.

1 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

2 warden   

n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人

参考例句：

• He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
• The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。

3 alibi   

n.某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明；借口

参考例句：

• Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗？
• The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑，因为他已有前科。

4 tampering   

v.窜改( tamper的现在分词 )；篡改；（用不正当手段）影响；瞎摆弄

参考例句：

• Two policemen were accused of tampering with the evidence. 有两名警察被控篡改证据。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As Harry London had forecast, Brookside's D-day caught many meter-tampering offenders. 正如哈里·伦敦预见到的那样，布鲁克赛德的D日行动抓住了不少非法改装仪表的人。 来自辞典例句

5 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》