VOA常速英语206--巴基斯坦再曝荣誉处决事件 十多人已被警方逮捕
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2016年(五月)
巴基斯坦再曝荣誉处决事件 十多人已被警方逮捕
When local residents finally managed to put out the flames engulfed 1 these cars last week, they found a charred 2 female body in the back seat.
当地居民终于将上周吞没这些车子的火舌扑灭后,他们发现后座上有一名被烧焦的女性尸体。
Police said it was the body of Ambreen, a local teenager whose supposed crime had been to help a friend elope.
警方表示该具尸体是安布林,这位本地少女因帮助朋友私奔而被杀害。
“The thinking was that they would create such a precedent 3 that no girl would dare run away again, and no boy would dare lure 4 a girl away, and no car owner would help such a couple."
“这样的做法是他们要开创这样的先河,即没有女孩敢逃跑,也没有男孩敢勾引女孩,而且没有车主会帮助这样的夫妻。”
Police said Ambreen was killed before the car was set on fire, but a neighbor said he heard her shouting for help while the car was burning.
警方称安布林被杀之前出事车辆就已经着火,但一个邻居表示他曾听到这辆车被熊熊大火吞噬时她的大声呼救。
Fourteen suspects are in custody-all of them are related to another girl who had eloped in mid 5 April with a boy from another family.
14名嫌疑人已被逮捕，他们都与4月中旬同另一个家庭一名男孩私奔的另一个女孩有关。
Police said they decided 6 to punish Ambreen for her role in the escape.
警方表示他们决定以这样的方式惩罚安布林的逃脱。
Ambreen's father recalls his horror as he learned the details from police and the media.
安布林的父亲回忆起从警察及媒体处得知相关细节后他的惊恐。
“I'm like a dead man. My home is destroyed. If I knew who did it I would have destroyed them too and then called the police."
“我就像个活死人一样。我的家支离破碎。如果我知道是谁干的我也会以这样的方式对待他,然后再报警。”
But for this family, the pain has doubled.
但对这个家庭而言,却要经历双倍的痛楚。
Police have also arrested Ambreen's mother for obstruction 7 of justice.
警方已因妨碍司法公正逮捕了安布林的母亲。
They claim she knew that Ambreen had been taken but refused to tell them.
他们表示这位母亲知道安布林被带走但却拒绝告诉他们。
She denies knowledge of how her daughter disappeared.
她否认知道自己的女儿已经不见踪影。
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
- The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
- The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗？
- This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
- Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
- He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
- The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。