国外媒体:加州杀女童老师被捕 动机尚不清楚

美国加州8岁女童珊卓拉．坎图（Sandra Cantu）上月27日出外玩耍失踪，尸体6日于住家附近的农场寻获。坎图被杀害后装入一只行李箱，弃置在农场水塘旁。警方10日以绑架和杀害坎图的罪名逮捕涉案的主日学教师梅莉莎．哈克比（Melissa Huckaby，28岁）。

1. The Maersk Alabama is back in port in Kenya. The American ship whose captain is still being held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia arrived with the other 19 crew members. The US is still trying to secure the release of the captain.

2. Police in California have arrested this woman in the kidnapping and murder of Sandra Cantu. The eight-year-old's body was found in a suitcase that was submerged in a pond. Police say they don't know of any motive¹.

3. A backer of an Afghan law that critics say legalizes marital² rape³ has rejected the international outcry as foreign meddling⁴. The law says a husband can demand sex with his wife every four days unless she is ill and it regulates when and for what reasons a wife may leave her home alone.

4. It will take the Easter Bunny quite a bit of effort to carry these eggs around. These large colourful creations are being put in several cities in Croatia and will be sent overseas as well including to the US.

1 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

2 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

3 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 meddling   

v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
• They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句