疯狂英语听力 Wisdom Life 3

RAGE OF ANGELS
[00:00.95]天使的愤怒
[00:01.91]The hunters were closing in for the kill at the Criminat Courts Building of downtown Manhattan.
[00:04.38]在曼哈顿闹市区的刑事法庭大楼里，猎手们四面包围过来，捕杀即将开始。
[00:06.84]The quarry,Michael Moretti,sat at the defendant's table,a silent,handsome man.
[00:09.78]坐在被告席上的狩猎目标是迈克尔·莫雷蒂，他沉默寡言，相貌英俊。
[00:12.72]Attacking him was Robert Di Silva,the fiery¹ District Attorney.Di Silva was a fiercely ambitious man,
[00:16.33]向他发起攻击的是脾气暴噪的地区检查官——罗伯特·迪·西尔瓦。迪·西尔瓦野心勃勃，他是个好惹是生非的泼皮，
[00:19.93]a gutter² fighter who neither forgot nor forgave.
[00:21.80]向来不忘旧恶，也从不宽恕仇人。
[00:23.67]Michael Moretti was front-page news,the son-in-law of Antonio Granelli,capo di capi ,head of the largest of five eastern Mafia Families.
[00:28.15]有关迈克尔·莫雷蒂一案的报道成了报纸的头条新闻，他是东海岸五个黑手党家族之首、安东尼奥·格拉纳利的女婿。
[00:32.63]Moretti had been involved in dozena of crimes ranging from mayhem to murder,but no district attorney had ever been able to prove anything.
[00:36.47]莫雷蒂与几十起残害人体以至谋杀的案件有牵连，可是没有一个地区检查官能抓到任何确凿的证据。
[00:40.31]Robert Di Silva had taken no chances.He prepared the case against Michael Moretti with meticulous³ care.
[00:43.36]罗伯特·迪·西尔瓦慎之又慎。他为迈克尔·莫雷蒂一案做了大量过细的准备工作。
[00:46.42]The key to the case against Moretti was Camillo Stela,and Di Silva's star witness was heavily protected.
[00:49.33]此案的关键人物卡米罗·斯特拉作为重要人证，受到迪·西尔瓦极度严密的保护。
[00:52.24]No one was allowed to get near him.
[00:53.26]任谁也不能接近他。
[00:54.28]It was the morning of the fifth day of the trial.It was Jennifer Parkeer's first day at the trial.
[00:57.25]审讯进入第五天的早晨。这是詹妮弗·帕克第一天出庭。
[01:00.21]She was seated at the prosecutor's table with five other young assistant districe attorneys who had been sworn in with her that morning.
[01:03.74]她和另外五个年轻的地区律师坐在公诉人席上。他们六人都是那天早上宣誓就职的。
[01:07.27]Jennifer Parker was a slender,dark-haired girl of twenty-four with a pale skin,an intelligent,
[01:10.11]詹妮弗·帕克二十四岁，身材苗条，深棕色头发，皮肤白皙，
[01:12.96]mobile face,and green,thoughtful eyes.
[01:14.53]聪慧的面孔上表情丰富，一双碧眼敏思善睐。
[01:16.09]The District Attorney walked over to the witness box where Camillo Stela had been sworn in.
[01:18.34]地区检查官走到证人席上，卡米罗·斯特拉已经在这里起过誓。
[01:20.59]"Mr.Stela,Michael Moretti is on trial for the murders of Eddie and Albert Ramos.Where you present when they were killed?"
[01:24.14]“斯特拉先生，迈克尔·莫雷蒂现因谋杀爱迪·雷莫斯和阿伯特·雷莫斯而受审。他俩被杀害时你在场吗？”
[01:27.69]"Yeah."His whole body seemed to twitch⁴.
[01:29.40]“在场。”此时他浑身上下似乎都在颤抖。
[01:31.12]"Who did the actual killing⁵?"
[01:32.16]“到底谁是真正的凶手？”
[01:33.20]"Mike."For a second,this eyes caught Michael Moretti's eyes and Stela quickly looked away.
[01:36.43]“麦克。”他和迈克尔·莫雷蒂的视线倏地相遇，斯特拉慌忙掉过头去。
[01:39.66]"Michael Moretti?"
[01:40.39]“是迈克尔·莫雷蒂吗？”
[01:41.12]"That's right."
[01:41.81]“是他。”
[01:42.50]District Attorney Di Sliva looked at the faces of the jurors and what he saw there told him he had won the case.
[01:45.47]地区检查官迪·西尔瓦扫视了陪审员一眼，他们的表情告诉他官司已经打赢。
[01:48.43]He turned to Thomas Colfax."Your witness for cross."
[01:50.73]他转过身来对着托马斯·科尔法克斯，“现在该你来盘问证人了”。
[01:53.03]Thomas Colfax rose gracefully⁶ to his feet."If it please Your Honor,might I request that the court recess⁷ for lunch now and I'll cross-examine this afternoon?"
[01:57.34]托马斯·科尔法克斯从容地站起来。“我提议暂时休庭，待午饭过后再进行盘问，请法官大人允许。”
[02:01.65]"Very well."Judge Lawrence Waldman,repped his gavel on the bench."This court stands adjourned⁸ until two o'clock."
[02:05.68]“很好。”劳伦斯·沃特曼法官敲了一下小木槌，宣布道：“本庭现在休庭，下午二时继续开庭。”
[02:09.70]Everyone in the courtroom rose.             .
[02:10.63]大家纷纷站起身来。
[02:11.55]Jennifer watcher as a man said something to Di Silva,detached himself from the group around the District Attorney ,and hurried over toward Jennifer.
[02:15.65]詹妮弗看见一个人在跟迪·西尔瓦说了些什么，然后离开围在地区检查官身旁的一圈人，急匆匆地朝她走来，
[02:19.76]He was carrying a lagre manila envelope."Miss Parker?"
[02:24.25]Jennifer looked up in surprise."Yes?"
[02:28.32]"The Chief wants you to give this to Stela."He handed the envelope to Jennifer and she looked over at Di Dilv
[02:34.62]He remembered my name,she thought.It's good omen⁹.
[02:38.35]After delivering the envelope to Stela,Jennifer passed the open door of a deserted¹⁰ courtroom.
[02:43.66]She could not resist stepping inside the room for a moment.
[02:46.87]She was part of the system now and,standing there,Jennifer was filled with an overwhelming feeling of prid
[02:53.40]She would do everything she could to honor it,to help preserve it.She stood there for a long moment,then turned to leave.
[03:01.08]From the far end of the hall there was a distant hum than grew louder and louder,and became pandemonium¹¹.ALarm bells began to ring.Jennifer heard the sound of running feet in the corridor and saw policeman with drawn¹² guns racing¹³ towards the front entrance of the courthouse.
[03:14.59]It was bedlam¹⁴.Far down the hall,Jennifer saw the District Attorney Robert Di Silva ILdly issuing instructions to half a dozen policeman ,his face drained of color.
[03:24.90]She pushed her way through the crowd.As she approached,one of the deputies who had been guarding Stela looked up and saw Jennife
[03:32.11]He raised an arm and pointed¹⁵ to her,and five seconds later Jennifer Parker found herself being grabbed,handcuffed and placed under arrest.
[03:40.16]"You have the right to have an attorney before you make any statement
[03:43.37]Judge Waldman informed Jennifer,"and you have the right to remain silent."
[03:47.68]"I don't need an attorney,Your Honor!I can explain what happened."
[03:51.42]Robert Di Silva was leaning so colse to her that Jennifer could see the throbbing¹⁶ of a vein¹⁷ in his templ
[03:57.11]"Who paid you to give that package to Camillo Stela?"
[04:00.77]"Paid me?Nobody paid me !"
[04:03.75]Di Silva picked up a familiar looking Manila everlope from Judge Waldman's desk
[04:08.01]"No one paid you ?You just walked up to my witness and delivered this?"he shook the envelope and the body of a yellow canary fluttered onto the desk.Its neck had been broken.
[04:18.43]It's all a nightmare ,Jennifer thought.
[04:21.51]"Where do you stand ,Bobby?"asked Judge Waldman,"is Stela still willing to be cross-examined?"
[04:27.15]"Cross-examined? He's a basket case!Scared out of his wits.He won't take the stand again."
[04:33.68]Judge Waldman looked at Jennifer and said,"Whatever the motivation,the consequences have been extremely unfortunat
[04:40.56]I am going to request that the Appellate Division undertake an investigation¹⁸ and ,if it feels the circumstances warrant it,
[04:47.01]to begin  disbarment proceedings¹⁹ against you."

 

1 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

2 gutter   

n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟

参考例句：

• There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
• He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。

3 meticulous   

adj.极其仔细的，一丝不苟的

参考例句：

• We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。
• She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。

4 twitch   

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

• The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
• I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

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 gracefully   

ad.大大方方地；优美地

参考例句：

• She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

7 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

8 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。

9 omen   

n.征兆，预兆；vt.预示

参考例句：

• The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？

10 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

11 pandemonium   

n.喧嚣，大混乱

参考例句：

• The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium,and the din was terrific.整个门厅一片嘈杂，而且喧嚣刺耳。
• I had found Adlai unperturbed in the midst of pandemonium.我觉得艾德莱在一片大混乱中仍然镇定自若。

12 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

13 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

14 bedlam   

n.混乱，骚乱；疯人院

参考例句：

• He is causing bedlam at the hotel.他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
• When the teacher was called away the classroom was a regular bedlam.当老师被叫走的时候，教室便喧闹不堪。

15 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

16 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。

17 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。

18 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

19 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼