英语新闻听写 眼药水杀夫案

Newsers reports, "Authorities say a South Carolina woman has been charged with murder

Newsers报道，“官方称一名南加利福尼亚女性被指控谋杀

after killing¹ her husband by putting eye drops into his water for several days." The woman is 52-year-old Lana Clayton.

好几天来，她都将眼药水滴入她丈夫的水中。”这名女性是52岁的拉娜·克莱顿。

She confessed after an autopsy² revealed her husband had a high amount of the chemical tetrahydrozoline in his system.

验尸结果表明她丈夫的身体系统中含有大剂量化学物质—四氢唑啉，随后她坦白了自己的罪行。

The chemical is toxic³ and active ingredient found in the over-the-counter eye drop brand Visine.

这种化学物质有毒，且是非处方眼药水Visine中的有效成分。

The police have yet to release Clayton's motive⁴ behind the murder.

克莱顿谋杀的动机还有待警方公布。

1 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。

2 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

3 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

4 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。