CNN 2012-07-27

 Hey, I’m Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast coming to you from Aurora¹, Colorado with stories of survival, courage and loss. Let’s get started.

 

When we arrived on Friday, people were dealing² not only with the trauma³ of a mass shooting, some were enduring the agony of not knowing - not knowing what had happened to their loved one. 

 

The bodies of 10 of the 12 people killed were still inside the movie theater until late in the day on Friday. Notification to next of kin⁴ did not happen until late that night. 

 

For a time, people simply did not know whether a family member or friend was dead or alive on Friday. I spoke⁵ on Friday night with a young man named Marcus Weaver⁶. 

 

My friend, she's still missing, her name is Rebecca Wingo. And there was a report somewhere between on Goodwill⁷ where they're looking on the Internet, her friends and family, and her dad has called me. And so they've been searching the hospitals and she's yet to be found. 

 

What happened was, when we got off of the ground, there was a moment where he stopped shooting, and so I picked her up and she had blood all over her face. And her body was bloody⁸. And she was unconscious. So I tried to pick her up with my left hand and get her through the row. But there were people trampling⁹ over the seating coming down. There were people in my, in my aisle¹⁰ who were, like, laying down, injured, dead, crying. I mean, it was awful so I ended up tripping(摔倒) and then had to set her down. 

 

Well, hours later, the sad news came out. Rebecca Wingo did die in that movie theater. So did nine others. Two more died later at area hospitals. 

 

I want to tell you about some of what we know of the 12 whose lives were lost. 

 

Not far from the Century Theater, 12 white crosses honor those whose lives have been cut short. Airman Kevin Tao came to mourn his friend, Staff Sergeant¹¹ Jesse Childress, a 29-year-old cyber systems operator, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base. 

 

When I think of Jesse, I think of a big nerd, someone who was always humorous, someone who always made the office brighter. 

 

A.J. Boik is being remembered for his laughter as well. Only 18 years old, he'd recently graduated high school. His friends have made a Facebook page in his honor, posting videos of him dancing and smiling. 

 

You can't find someone with a brighter smile and more positive outlook, one friend wrote. 

 

Gordon Cowden was the oldest of those who lost their lives. The 51-year-old father, devoted¹² to his kids. He owned his own business and loved the outdoors. He'd taken his two teens to see "Batman." The kids survived. 

 

Twenty-six-year-old Jonathan Blunk was also a father. He had two young children. A Navy vet¹³ he died shielding his girlfriend. His former wife says their 4-year-old daughter now takes comfort listening to him speak on his voice mail message. 

 

Johnny was the type that always wanted to be the hero. Help anybody in any way he can. Always wanna make people smile and laugh. He was very optimistic and outgoing. 

 

Matt McQuinn also died protecting his girlfriend. They both recently moved to Colorado. His friends and family want to remember his great heart and his big personality. 

 

I'm very proud of him. We're going to miss him. 

 

You're nailing it, I'm telling you. So far so good. 

 

I know. I'm doing such a great job. 

 

Jessica Ghawi was a 24-year-old aspiring¹⁴ sports reporter. She'd moved to Denver to start her career. She was the first victim publicly identified. I spoke to her brother Jordan on Friday. 

 

Her dreams cut short and how we're going to be able to try to sustain those dreams and push them forward. She was an asset to her family, an asset to her friends. An asset to her community. 

 

John Larimer is also being remembered as an asset to his community. Like his dad and grandfather before him, he joined the Navy. He was just 27 years old. 

 

John had that calming personality that everybody seemed to gravitate to. Everything he did either on the job or off the job, he was a true gentleman in every way, shape or form. 

 

Alex Sullivan was also 27. He was celebrating his birthday. Sunday would have also been his first anniversary with his wife Casey. Everyone says he was full of joy and was loved dearly by his friends and family. 

 

Twenty-three-year-old Micayla Medek was known as Cayla by her friends. She attended Aurora Community College and planned to graduate in 2015. She described herself as an independent girl, just trying to get her life together while having fun. 

 

Just a year older, Alex Teves was 24. He wanted to be a psychiatrist¹⁵. And recently had earned a master's degree in counseling. He's survived by two younger brothers.

1 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

4 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

5 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。

6 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

7 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

8 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

9 trampling   

踩( trample的现在分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
• They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。

10 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

11 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

12 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

13 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

14 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句

15 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。