115 陪审团继续商讨如何判决轰炸美国大使馆的罪犯

115 陪审团继续商讨如何判决轰炸美国大使馆的罪犯

US Embassy Bombing Jury Continues Deliberations
Owen Fay
New York
5 Jul 2001 20:42 UTC

A New York city 1)jury is still in 2)deliberations, as it weighs the fate of a man convicted of taking part in the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania three years ago. Because of the 3)severity of his crimes, the man may be sentenced to death.
If a death sentence for Khalfan Khamis Mohamed is to be avoided, one of two things must happen. The jury that 4)convicted him of participation² in the 1998 embassy bombing in Dar Es Salaam³ must either decide to send him to jail for life instead, or be unable to reach a 5)unanimous 6)verdict on the death 7)penalty.
Final arguments in the penalty phase of Mohamed's trial have been heard and now the 12-member jury is weighing its decision. Because of the severity of Mohamed's crime, a bomb attack which left 11 dead and many others injured, U.S. Federal law 8)dictates that he can be put to death. That is the punishment being asked for by the 9)prosecution. Lawyers acting⁴ on behalf of the government tried to persuade the jury to opt⁵ for the death penalty by describing Mohamed as a dangerous, 10)remorseless killer⁶ who will still be a threat to others even from the confines of a jail cell.
Lawyers for Mohamed say otherwise. Earlier this week, they told the jury that he has accepted responsibility for his crimes and that executing him for them would be counterproductive. Because the bomb attack was part of an 11)orchestrated terrorist campaign, allegedly 12)choreographed by the Islamic fundamentalist Osama bin¹ Laden⁷, Mohamed is already a hero to bin Laden's supporters. Should he be put to death, he would come to be seen as a 13)martyr⁸. Thus, the defense⁹ attorneys argued, the death penalty would be precisely¹⁰ what Mohamed and bin Laden would want.
That contention¹¹ was widely seen as instrumental during the sentencing of one of Mohamed's co-defendents, who was convicted of the near-14)simultaneous bombing the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. He too faced the death penalty, but was instead sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole, specifically to avoid letting him be seen as a martyr. The decision was made by the same jury 15)deliberating Mohamed's fate. While it is unknown what factors the jury in this case is considering, the expectation is that Mohamed, too, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

(1) jury[5dVJErI]n.[律] 陪审团, 评判委员会, 陪审员
(2) deliberation[dIlIbE5reIF(E)n]n.熟思,商议, 考虑
(3) severity[sI`verEtI]n.严肃, 严格, 严重
(4) convict[5kRnvIkt]vt.证明...有罪, 宣告...有罪n.罪犯
(5) unanimous[ju:5nAnImEs]adj.意见一致的, 无异议的
(6) verdict[5v:dIkt]n.[律](陪审团的)裁决, 判决, 判断
(7) penalty[5penEltI]n.处罚, 罚款
(8) dictate[5dIkteIt]v.指令, 指示, 命令, 规定n.指示(指理智,变心)
(9) prosecution[prRsI5kju:F(E)n]n.进行, 经营, 检举, 起诉
(10) remorseless[rI5mC:slIs]adj.冷酷的, 不知过错的, 不屈不挠的
(11) orchestrate[5C:kIstreIt]v.编管弦乐曲
(12) choreograph[5kRrIE^rB:f]v.设计舞蹈动作
(13) martyr[5mB:tE(r)]n.烈士, 殉教者v.杀害, 折磨
(14) simultaneous[sImEl5teInIEs; (?@) saIm-]adj.同时的, 同时发生的
(15) deliberate[dI5lIbEreIt]adj.深思熟虑的, 预有准备的v.商讨

 

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

3 salaam   

n.额手之礼，问安，敬礼；v.行额手礼

参考例句：

• And the people were so very friendly:full of huge beaming smiles,calling out "hello" and "salaam".这里的人民都很友好，灿然微笑着和我打招呼，说“哈罗”和“萨拉姆”。
• Salaam is a Muslim form of salutation.额手礼是穆斯林的问候方式。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

6 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。

7 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

8 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

9 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。

10 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

11 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。