美国国家公共电台 NPR--An accused gunman faces trial in Pittsburgh after a mass shooting at a synagogue

An accused gunman faces trial in Pittsburgh after a mass shooting at a synagogue

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Jury selection begins Monday for the man accused of killing² 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. The survivors³ are preparing for renewed anguish⁴ as they relive that day.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

On October 27, 2018, 11 people worshipping at a synagogue in Pittsburgh were gunned down - among them, 97-year-old Rose Mallinger, the oldest victim. Friends have said that despite her age, she was vibrant⁵ with a wonderful spirit. Rose's story will be one of many that people remember today as jury selection begins in the federal trial for the man charged with killing her and 10 other Jewish worshipers. From member station WESA, Kiley Koscinski spoke⁶ with survivors who are bracing⁷ for having to relive that day.

KILEY KOSCINSKI, BYLINE⁸: Robert Bowers⁹ faces more than 60 federal charges, including hate crimes and obstruction¹⁰ of religious beliefs. The trial could go on for months as a jury decides whether to recommend the death penalty. That means the survivors of the three congregations - Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New Light - will have to endure an anguish that could last through the summer. These families are still navigating¹¹ their grief, and it's impossible to know how the trial will intensify¹² that.

DEANE ROOT: We need to be there.

KOSCINSKI: That's Deane Root. He was heading into Shabbat services when the attack began.

ROOT: But we can't put ourselves through a living hell of being in a trial situation every day for months because that's not healthy.

KOSCINSKI: Deane plans to be patient with himself on the days he can't bear to be in the courtroom. Pittsburgh's Jewish Community Center has been a space for a wide range of different therapies for survivors and the larger Jewish community - from talk therapy to group sessions, even nature walks in city parks. Deane joins those walks often.

ROOT: Soaking in nature - you know, being mindful of the space you're in in a different way than we do when we're very busy people going about our daily lives, you know? And it's just - it transports you.

KOSCINSKI: Continuing to practice Judaism in the face of this and other antisemitic attacks has been another lifeline.

DEANE ROOT AND DORIS DYEN: (Singing in Hebrew).

KOSCINSKI: Deane and his wife, Doris, sing hymns¹³ like Hinei Ma Tov (ph), a song about how good it is to be surrounded by siblings¹⁴ in faith.

Staying faithful is important to Carol Black, too. She was attending services at New Light Congregation when the shooting began at the synagogue. After hiding in a closet from the gunfire, she survived. Her brother, Richard Gottfried, did not. Carol says she never stopped attending services and has taken on more responsibilities within the congregation since the shooting. It's her way of honoring her brother Richard, who was very active in New Light.

CAROL BLACK: I think that that's what my brother would have wanted me to do and would have expected me to do - and really to pick up the slack where he's not there to do it anymore.

KOSCINSKI: Leaders at the Jewish Community Center say there's no one way to find healing.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Singing) I want to hear somebody's joy.

KOSCINSKI: A regular drum circle meets at the facility to bang on a drum or tambourine¹⁵ and sing together. But most importantly, survivors say they'll seek support from each other to get through the next few months. Carol and Deane say they've been leaning on the other members of this tragic¹⁶ club for more than four years now.

BLACK: We started meeting one month after the shooting, and we've been meeting every month since then. And we take so much support from each other.

KOSCINSKI: The start of the trial will be retraumatizing for the families of Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New Light. They say though they'll be deep in uncharted waters, their souls will be steadied by the anchor of the bond they share with each other.

BLACK: I didn't know any of these people before this, and it has been of invaluable¹⁷ - it's just such a resource that I don't know how I would live without it.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Singing) I want to hear somebody sing.

KOSCINSKI: For NPR News, I'm Kiley Koscinski in Pittsburgh.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

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 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

5 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

6 spoke   

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

参考例句：

• 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。

7 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 bowers   

n.（女子的）卧室( bower的名词复数 )；船首锚；阴凉处；鞠躬的人

参考例句：

• If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的，那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网

10 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• 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。

11 navigating   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的现在分词 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网

12 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

13 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

14 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

15 tambourine   

n.铃鼓，手鼓

参考例句：

• A stew without an onion is like a dance without a tambourine.烧菜没有洋葱就像跳舞没有手鼓。
• He is really good at playing tambourine.他很擅长演奏铃鼓。

16 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

17 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。