万花筒 2013-04-20&04-22 父母绑架儿子 面临终身监禁
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2013年
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New developments now in that bizarrecustody battle involving a Florida couplearrested for kidnapping their two young boys from their grandparents and takingthem on a boat to Cuba.Today, the couple has headed to court to face a judge for the first time andABC’s Gio Benitez is on the case in Tampa.
This morning Joshua and Sharyn Hakken sit in separate jail cells, secluded 2 fromother inmates 3, waiting for their first court appearance where they will facecharges of kidnapping and child neglect. Their sons, the little boys at thecenter of what became an international custody 1 battle are now back at home withtheir grandparents after a five-day, 318-mile trip aboard this boat, “The SaltyPaw”, which their parents purchased before heading from Tampa to Cuba last weekWednesday.
“We wereconducting searches both on land and sea. ”
Now police say the crucial tip that led them to the family and this Cubanmarina came from the person who sold them that 25-foot boat.
“Just shocking!”
Overnight, Sharyn Hakken’s former boss spoke 4 to ABC News, saying the woman heknew was a good mother who quit her job to spend more time with her son.
“She was avery normal, very mild-mannered, kind of laid-back person dedicated 5 to her kidsand family. ”
That’s a far cry from the picture investigators 6 now paint of Hakken and herhusband.
“They areunder the state custody. He’s not supposed to be near them. ”
They said the couple tied up the boy’s grandmother who had legal custody justtwo hours before taking off with the children. Police say the couple who wereboth engineers lost custody of their sons in June after they were found in a Louisiana hotel roomwith drugs and guns, allegedly telling police they were travelling across thecountry to “take a journey to the Armageddon.”
The couple now faces life in prison and that boat，well, it’s still in Cuba. Cuban authorities reportedly found gunsonboard, including an assault soar rifle.
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
- Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
- One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- 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》