长春盗车案嫌疑人投案 婴儿遇害被掐死

 　　

A man charged with stealing a car with a baby in the back seat says he strangled the infant and dumped its body in a snowdrift, Chinese police said Tuesday.

　　中国警方在周二宣布，一名男子被指控盗窃车辆，并将车后座中的婴儿掐死并遗弃在雪地中。

　　Zhou Xijun, 48, surrendered about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Xinhua, the official government news agency, reported. The Public Security Department in Jilin province in northeastern China announced the arrest and Zhou's alleged¹ confession² on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

　　根据官方媒体新华社报道，48岁的周喜军于周二下午5点向警方自首。吉林省公安机关在新浪微博上宣布，周已被逮捕并且供认了犯罪事实。

　　Police said the baby's body was still missing.

　　警方称仍未找到婴儿的尸体。

　　The car, a Toyota RAV 4, was stolen Monday evening from a supermarket owner in Changchun, the provincial³ capital, police said. The owner said he drove to the store and left his car with the engine running and the baby inside while he made a quick stop to turn on a stove.

　　警方称被盗车辆是一辆丰田RAV4，周一晚在吉林省的省会长春市遭窃，失主是长春的一家超市老板。车辆失主说他将车开到超市前，离开了车去超市生火，但离开时引擎并未熄火。

　　The baby's family pleaded on local traffic broadcasts for the return of the child, saying they would not prosecute⁴ for car theft.

　　婴儿的家人在当地的交通广播中恳求盗车者归还婴儿，说他们保证对窃贼不再追究。

　　The car was found abandoned in Gongzhulung City with the baby's clothes and the license⁵ plate nearby.

　　之后遭窃的车辆被遗弃在公主岭，婴儿的衣服和车牌也在附近被找到。

　　相关事件：纽约偷车嫌犯发现车内有婴儿 报警后弃车离开

　　根据《纽约邮报》报道，一个月前纽约一对带着8个月的女儿去购物，把熟睡的女儿留在未熄火的吉普车上。小偷偷走车开了2英里后发现后座有孩子，立即将车停好2次打电话报警，随后窃贼逃逸，孩子在1个小时内获救。

　　Police released new surveillance video today of the man suspected of carjacking an SUV with a baby still inside in The Bronx last night.

　　警方今天新公开了一段录像，录像中显示昨夜在纽约布朗克斯区，一名男子盗窃了一辆车内有婴儿的SUV。

　　The parents of the adorable 8-month-old girl got the scare of their lives when they left the little girl in their idling SUV while going inside a Bronx store — and the vehicle was stolen with the child inside.

　　父母将这个可爱的8个月大的女婴留在车里，进了布朗克斯去的一家商店，之后这辆车被盗，被盗时婴儿还在其中。婴儿的父母被吓得不轻。

　　The video was taken by a parking garage on Inwood Ave. in The Bronx near the area where the silver Jeep was found abandoned just over an hour later with the child unharmed — after the perp phoned in the car’s location to police.

　　监控录下是在布朗克斯区Inwood大道的一个停车场拍摄的，拍摄地点就在窃贼遗弃银色吉普的地点附近。之后窃贼向警方报警，报告了这辆车的所在地。事发一小时后这辆被遗弃的车被找到，婴儿还在车中，毫发无伤。

　　“There’s a baby in the back seat of the car,’’ the Spanish-speaking thief said in one of two quick phone calls he made to 911 from a pay phone in upper Manhattan, about 40 minutes away.

　　一个带西班牙口音的男子给警方打了两个电话，在其中一个电话中他说：“汽车的后座上有婴儿。” 这两个电话都是在曼哈顿上城的付费电话打的，离事发地约40分钟的车程。

　　The crook⁶ gave the operator the location of the vehicle — two miles from the store — before hanging up and fleeing.

　　窃贼向911接线员报告了被盗车辆的位置，大约离夫妇购物的商店约2英里，之后就挂上电话逃遁。

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

3 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

4 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

5 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

6 crook   

v.使弯曲；n.小偷，骗子，贼；弯曲(处)

参考例句：

• He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.我骂他骗子，他要我向他认错。
• She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。