美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-04-12

 Guilty on all counts, the verdict in the Boston Marathon terrorist attack leads off today's education of CNN Student News.

 

Yesterday, a jury in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted him of 30 counts, including his role in the bombing, using a weapon of mass destruction and the murder of four people, including the shooting death of an MIT police officer three days after the attack. Survivors² in the bombing said they were relieved by the verdict, that it's not a happy occasion, but one that brings them a step closer to closure. Next in Tsarnaev's trial is the penalty phase, when the jury will once again hear arguments from both sides and then decide whether he gets the death penalty.

 

It's been nearly two years since a terrorist attack rocked the finish line of the iconic Boston Marathon and shook the city to the core. Now, after a month of testimony³ from dozens of witnesses, the vast majority for the prosecution⁴, a federal jury has reached a decision. But it's their next move that will mean life or death for 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev faced 30 federal charges related to the events of April 15, 2013, when two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the marathon's finish line, killing⁵ three people and injuring about 260 and the days' long manhunt that followed. 

 

With the death penalty attached to 17 of those charges, attorneys mounting Tsarnaev's defense⁶ focused less on guilt¹ or innocence⁷ but more on his degree of involvement. The defense sought to portray⁸ Tsarnaev as a college student influenced and manipulated by a radicalized older brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, who was killed in a shootout with police days after the bombing.

 

But the prosecution argued the younger Tsarnaev was a willing partner in the attacks and helped choose a day when people would crowd Boston's streets.

 

The same jury will deliberate Tsarnaev's sentence, life in prison without parole or death. The jury must vote unanimously for a death sentence.

 

In Boston, I'm Chris Welch.

 

1 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

2 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

3 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

4 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

5 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。

6 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。

7 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

8 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？