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　　Authorities in California say human _1_ found this week in Mojave Desert appeared to be those of the San Diego couple who vanished with their 2 young sons more than 3 years ago. The San Bernardino sheriff department confirms the bodies of 40-year-old Joseph McStay and 43-year-old wife are found in shallow graves in the town of Victorville. Officials say the deaths appear to be a homicide as there are four bodies _2_ in barren scrubland. Authorities believe the two others are the couple's children but have not yet confirmed.

　　加州政府表示，他们这周在莫哈维沙漠发现的尸骸可能是那对圣地亚哥夫妇，3年多以前这对夫妇以及他们两个年幼的儿子突然消失了。圣贝纳迪诺警局确认，40岁的约瑟夫·麦克斯塔以及他43岁的妻子的尸体在加州维特维尔小城的浅墓穴里被发现。官员表示，这起案件很可能是他杀，在贫瘠的林地一共发现了四具尸体。有关部门认为，另两具尸体是这对夫妻的孩子，但是目前这种看法还没有得到确认。

　　In a case that sparks comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case in Florida, a suburb Detroit man is now charged with murder of unarmed African-American woman who is allegedly fatally shot on man's front porch. With the latest from the Michigan Radio Sarah Cwiek.

　　有件案子被拿来与佛罗里达州的特雷沃恩·马丁案相比较，一名住达底特律郊区的男子被控谋杀一名手无寸铁的非洲裔美国女性，这名女性在该男子家门口被枪杀。密歇根广播电台的莎拉·希维克将带来最新报道。

　　Prosecutors² are charging 54-year-old Theodore Wafer with three criminal counts _3_ second degree murder in the shooting death of Renisha McBride. Wafer was not immediately _4_ after the shooting, and the civil rights groups suggest race was a factor. Wafer is a white. He allegedly shot the 19-year-old McBride, an unarmed black woman, in front of his Dearborn Heights colony early morning hours. Wafer told the police ：thought McBride was breaking in, but Wayne County prosecutor¹ Kym Worthy³ says the evidence warns a murder charge.

　　检察官指控54岁的希奥多·韦福犯有三项刑事罪名，包括枪杀雷尼莎·麦克布莱德构成二级谋杀罪名。韦福在枪杀案发生后并没有立即被捕，民权组织称原因之一与种族有关。韦福是白人。他被控于清晨在他位于迪尔伯恩海茨市的房屋门前枪杀了手无寸铁的19岁黑人女性麦克布莱德。韦福对警方说，他认为麦克布莱德闯进了他的家，可是韦恩县检察官金·沃斯表示，证据证明这是起谋杀。

　　"As a result of examining everything, we have made a determination that these are the appropriate charges, and that he did not act in lawful⁴ self-defense."

　　“我们在检查了所有东西之后得出了结论，我们认定这些证据足以证明所起诉的罪名，他并不是合法自卫。”

　　Worthy says neither race nor public opinion played any role in the decision to charge Wafer. For NPR News, I am Sarah Cwiek in Detroit.

　　沃斯表示，种族和公众意见都不会对韦福一案的判罚产生影响。NPR新闻，莎拉·希维克底特律报道。

　　词汇解析

　　1、appears to be

　　好像；似乎；看来；

　　eg. There appears to be a misunderstanding.

　　这里仿佛有一点误解。

　　eg. Under stress these people will appear to be superficial, over-eager and manipulative.

　　这些人在压力下会显得浅薄无知、操之过急，而且爱摆布人。

　　2、break in

　　（通常指盗贼）闯入，破门而入；

　　eg. Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000.

　　蒙面强盗闯了进来，抢走了8，000美元。

　　eg. The thief had broken in through a first-floor window.

　　小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。

　　参考答案：

　　1、remains 2、were found

　　3、including 4、arrested

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