CNN 2010-11-10

Fortunately, this case justice delayed wasn't justice denied. But it was many many sleepless¹ nights, it was a lot of agitation², a lot of tears. God will be the final arbiter³, and I think the defendant⁴ faces far more serious punishment from the Lord than he can ever face from mankind,for what has going through my heart,I was really crying for loss.

Candles for those who died from across on the floor, framing their names. Last Sunday, a terrorist attack turned this house of worship into a living hell. None survived, but still so shaken and all she wants to say is: we forgive them. Many of those attendants were not hear that faithful day, but the scope and barbarity of the assaulted resonated throughout all of Iraq’s Christian⁵ community. Mary Daniel kisses the image of the two young polices who were killed. Linda Hagob tells us "my nerves are frayed⁶, I can’t feel my body, I feel like my blood dried up, my whole body is shaking because what I’m seeing is unimaginable."

The attack was the work of Al-Qaeda affiliated⁷ gunmen, some wearing suicide vests, who stormed through this door.

She is going to have to go to trial which is, you know, hugely disappointing. It’s just one more thing that she is going to have to live through, but it is not surprising. I mean, this is the same judge and the same people who were all part of her initial trial in the first trial. So it’s not surprising that they wouldn’t just keep going with the flow. And It’s disappointing, they found her guilty in the first trial with no evidences. Unbelievable, it’s part of the whole package that’s just been really surreal.
 

1 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。

2 agitation   

n.搅动；搅拌；鼓动，煽动

参考例句：

• Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
• These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。

3 arbiter   

n.仲裁人，公断人

参考例句：

• Andrew was the arbiter of the disagreement.安德鲁是那场纠纷的仲裁人。
• Experiment is the final arbiter in science.实验是科学的最后仲裁者。

4 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 frayed   

adj.磨损的v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。