福克斯新闻 美国纽约白人警察扼死黑人小贩 陪审团决定不起诉

 

Eric Garner¹, who was black, was stopped on suspicion of selling loose cigarettes near the Staten Island Ferry in July.

黑人埃里克·加纳在7月份曾因在史泰登岛渡轮附近涉嫌贩卖私烟而遭到警方阻拦。

Amateur video shows Garner telling Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, to leave him alone.

这段非专业视频显示加纳央求白人警官丹尼尔·潘塔莱奥放过自己。

Garner is heard gasping² for breath and saying I can't breathe.

紧接着是加纳急促的喘气声音,并且他表示不能呼吸。

The medical examiner says the chokehold contributed to his death.

法医称是窒息促成了他的死亡。

Pantaleo's lawyers argued Garner's poor health played a role.

而潘塔莱奥的律师则认为是加纳的身体不佳导致了自己的死亡。

The news comes on the heels of former white police officer Darren Wilson failing to be indicted³ by a grand jury for killing⁴ an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri.

这一事件紧随密苏里州弗格森白人警官达伦·威尔逊杀害一名手无寸铁的黑人青少年而未被大陪审团指控。

1 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

2 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

3 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

4 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。