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preferred /prɪˈfɜːrd/

adj. 首选的；优先的

source /sɔːrs/

n. 来源；消息来源；源头

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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds following his guilty plea last week to federal charges.

纽约（美联社）——路易吉·曼焦内因杀害联合健康保险公司首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森而面临的州级谋杀审判，原定于9月8日开始，现已被无限期推迟。此前，曼焦内上周对联邦指控认罪，其律师正寻求以双重追诉为由撤销此案。

slate /sleɪt/

v. 预定；安排；提名 n. 石板；候选人名单

slated（文中形式）

postpone /poʊˈspoʊn/

v. 推迟；延期

postponed（文中形式）

indefinitely /ɪnˈdefɪnətli/

adv. 无限期地；不确定地

jeopardy /ˈdʒepərdi/

n. 危险；危难；（法律）追诉危险

plea /pliː/

n. 抗辩；恳求；借口

guilty /ˈɡɪlti/

adj. 有罪的；内疚的

statement /ˈsteɪtmənt/

n. 声明；陈述；报表

state（文中形式）

federal /ˈfedərəl/

adj. 联邦的；联邦制的

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Judge Gregory Carro issued an order Monday canceling the trial and giving the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, which is prosecuting the state case, until Oct. 9 to respond to the defense’s double jeopardy claims. A hearing will be held on Dec. 10, Carro said, about a week before Mangione is scheduled to be sentenced in the federal case.

法官格雷戈里·卡罗周一发布命令，取消审判，并给予负责州级案件起诉的曼哈顿地区检察官办公室至10月9日的时间，以回应辩方关于双重追诉的主张。卡罗表示，听证会将于12月10日举行，大约在曼焦内联邦案件预定宣判前一周。

issue /ˈɪʃuː/

v. 发布；发行；发出 n. 问题；议题；期号

issued（文中形式）

cancel /ˈkænsl/

v. 取消；废除；注销

canceling（文中形式）

prosecute /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːt/

v. 起诉；检举；继续从事

defense /dɪˈfens/

n. 辩护；防御；防卫

hearing /ˈhɪrɪŋ/

n. 听证会；审讯；听力

sentence /ˈsentəns/

v. 判决；宣判 n. 句子；判决

sentenced（文中形式）

prosecution /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/

n. 起诉，检举；原告及其律师

prosecuting（文中形式）

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Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty Friday in Manhattan federal court to a pair of stalking charges and admitted trailing Thompson to UnitedHealth Group’s investor conference and gunning him down outside a Manhattan hotel in 2024. Federal prosecutors said they would seek life in prison when Mangione is sentenced Dec. 18, though federal sentencing guidelines call for a term of 24 to 30 years.

28岁的曼焦内周五在曼哈顿联邦法院对两项跟踪指控认罪，并承认于2024年跟踪汤普森至联合健康集团的投资者会议，并在曼哈顿一家酒店外将其枪杀。联邦检察官表示，他们将在12月18日曼焦内宣判时寻求判处终身监禁，尽管联邦量刑指南建议的刑期为24至30年。

plead /pliːd/

v. 认罪；辩护；恳求

pleaded（文中形式）

stalking /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/

n. 跟踪；纠缠（罪）

trail /treɪl/

v. 跟踪；追踪；拖曳 n. 小径；痕迹

trailing（文中形式）

prosecutor /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/

n. 检察官；公诉人

prosecutors（文中形式）

guideline /ˈɡaɪdlaɪn/

n. 指导方针；准则

guidelines（文中形式）

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“On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione said.

“2024年12月4日早上，我在曼哈顿开枪打死了汤普森先生，他死了，”曼焦内说。

shoot /ʃuːt/

v. 射击；开枪；射杀 n. 嫩枝；拍摄

shot（文中形式）

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Immediately after his plea, Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork seeking to have the state case thrown out on double jeopardy and due process grounds. They described him as a “pawn in parallel prosecutions” and accused state and federal prosecutors of “trying to punish him twice for the exact conduct.”

在曼焦内认罪后，其律师立即提交文件，寻求以双重追诉和正当程序为由撤销州级案件。他们将他描述为“平行起诉中的棋子”，并指责州和联邦检察官“试图就同一行为惩罚他两次”。

file /faɪl/

v. 提交；提出；归档 n. 文件；档案

filed（文中形式）

pawn /pɔːn/

n. 棋子；抵押品；人质

parallel /ˈpærəlel/

adj. 平行的；并行的 n. 平行线；相似处

accuse /əˈkjuːz/

v. 指控；指责；控告

accused（文中形式）

punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

v. 惩罚；处罚

conduct /ˈkɑːndʌkt/

n. 行为；举止；管理 v. 实施；进行；指挥

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Mangione has pleaded not guilty in the state case, which also carries the possibility of a life sentence.

曼焦内在州级案件中已作无罪抗辩，该案同样可能判处终身监禁。

carry /ˈkæri/

v. 携带；具有；承担；包含

carries（文中形式）

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in a statement that it would fight efforts to end the state case, in part because Mangione’s federal sentence isn’t yet known.

曼哈顿地区检察官阿尔文·布拉格的办公室在一份声明中表示，将反对终止州案件的任何努力，部分原因是曼吉奥内的联邦判决尚未确定。

📝 长难句分析

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds following his guilty plea last week to federal charges.

📖 路易吉·曼焦内因杀害联合健康保险公司首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森而面临的州级谋杀审判，原定于9月8日开始，现已被无限期推迟，因为他的律师在上周对联邦指控认罪后，正寻求以双重追诉为由撤销此案。

🔍 主句为'Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial ... has been postponed indefinitely'。主语后接介词短语'in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson'修饰'trial'。非限制性定语从句'which was slated to begin Sept. 8'修饰'trial'。原因状语从句'as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds'说明推迟原因，其中'following his guilty plea last week to federal charges'为时间状语，修饰'seek'。

📌 语法点：['非限制性定语从句', '原因状语从句', '介词短语作定语', '现在分词短语作状语']

📖 法官格雷戈里·卡罗周一发布命令，取消审判，并给予负责州级案件起诉的曼哈顿地区检察官办公室至10月9日的时间，以回应辩方关于双重追诉的主张。

🔍 主句为'Judge Gregory Carro issued an order Monday'。现在分词短语'canceling the trial and giving ... until Oct. 9 to respond ...'作定语修饰'order'。非限制性定语从句'which is prosecuting the state case'修饰'the Manhattan District Attorney’s office'。不定式'to respond to the defense’s double jeopardy claims'作目的状语。

📌 语法点：['现在分词短语作定语', '非限制性定语从句', '不定式作目的状语']

📖 28岁的曼焦内周五在曼哈顿联邦法院对两项跟踪指控认罪，并承认于2024年跟踪汤普森至联合健康集团的投资者会议，并在曼哈顿一家酒店外将其枪杀。

🔍 主句为'Mangione pleaded guilty ... and admitted ...'。主语后插入年龄'28'。'pleaded guilty to'后接宾语'a pair of stalking charges'。'admitted'后接两个动名词短语作宾语：'trailing Thompson to ...'和'gunning him down outside ...'。时间状语'Friday'和'in 2024'分别修饰谓语。

📌 语法点：['并列谓语', '动名词短语作宾语', '插入语']

🎯 熟词生义

slated

常见义：石板；石板瓦 → 文中义：预定，安排（be slated to do sth.）

在新闻英语中，'slated'常作动词，意为'预定、安排'，常用于被动语态'be slated to do'，表示按计划将发生。此处指审判原定于9月8日开始。

grounds

常见义：地面；场地 → 文中义：理由，根据（复数形式）

在正式法律语境中，'grounds'常表示'理由、依据'，如'on ... grounds'意为'基于...的理由'。此处'double jeopardy grounds'指'双重追诉的理由'，需注意其复数形式常表抽象意义。

trailing

常见义：拖曳；尾随（动词trail的现在分词） → 文中义：跟踪，追踪

在犯罪语境中，'trail'可表示'跟踪、追踪'，比'follow'更强调隐蔽性。此处指曼焦内跟踪汤普森至会议地点，体现其预谋行为。

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preferred /prɪˈfɜːrd/

adj. 首选的；优先的

source /sɔːrs/

n. 来源；消息来源；源头

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy’s mother and sister took the stand Monday to recount how they saw her become increasingly anxious, paranoid and suicidal in the months before she killed her three children.

马萨诸塞州普利茅斯（美联社）——周一，林赛·克兰西的母亲和妹妹出庭作证，讲述她们目睹她在杀害三个孩子前的几个月里，变得越来越焦虑、偏执和有自杀倾向。

recount /rɪˈkaʊnt/

v. 详细叙述；重新计数

increasingly /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

adv. 越来越多地；渐增地

anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/

adj. 焦虑的；担忧的；渴望的

paranoid /ˈpærənɔɪd/

adj. 偏执的；多疑的

suicidal /ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdl/

adj. 自杀的；有自杀倾向的

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Clancy’s mother, Paula Musgrove, sounding at times emotional, described her daughter as a dedicated and loving mother whose mental health began declining in October 2022 — about three months before Clancy strangled the children and attempted to kill herself.

克兰西的母亲保拉·马斯格罗夫在作证时几度情绪激动，她形容女儿是一位尽职尽责、充满爱心的母亲，她的心理健康状况从2022年10月开始恶化——大约在克兰西勒死孩子并试图自杀前三个月。

emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənl/

adj. 情绪激动的；情感的；情绪化的

dedicated /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. 专注的；献身的；尽职的

decline /dɪˈklaɪn/

v. 下降；衰退；婉拒

declining（文中形式）

strangle /ˈstræŋɡl/

v. 勒死；扼死；抑制

strangled（文中形式）

attempt /əˈtempt/

v./n. 企图；尝试

attempted（文中形式）

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“Mom, will you please come up and stay with me for a bit? I’m really sick. Something is wrong,” Clancy wrote in a text message displayed to the jury. “I had horrible insomnia all night, and I just don’t know how I am going to get through the day. ... It’s just really scary, and I don’t want to be alone.”

“妈妈，你能过来陪我一会儿吗？我真的病了。出事了，”克兰西在一条展示给陪审团的短信中写道。“我整晚严重失眠，我不知道该怎么熬过这一天……这真的很可怕，我不想一个人待着。”

display /dɪˈspleɪ/

v. 展示；陈列；显露

displayed（文中形式）

jury /ˈdʒʊri/

n. 陪审团

horrible /ˈhɔːrəbl/

adj. 可怕的；极坏的

insomnia /ɪnˈsɑːmniə/

n. 失眠症

scary /ˈskeri/

adj. 可怕的；吓人的

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.

编者按：本报道包含关于自杀的讨论。如果你或你认识的人需要帮助，美国全国自杀与危机生命热线可通过拨打或发送短信至988获得帮助。

discussion /dɪˈskʌʃn/

n. 讨论；论述

crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/

n. 危机；危急关头

available /əˈveɪləbl/

adj. 可获得的；可用的；有空的

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Musgrove also recalled a more alarming disclosure in December, when she was standing in the kitchen with Clancy and her then-husband, Patrick Clancy. Musgrove said her daughter appeared nervous and told them she needed to tell them something.

马斯格罗夫还回忆起12月一次更令人震惊的坦白，当时她正与克兰西及其当时的丈夫帕特里克·克兰西一起站在厨房里。马斯格罗夫说，她女儿显得很紧张，并告诉他们她需要说些事情。

recall /rɪˈkɔːl/

v. 回忆起；召回；撤销

recalled（文中形式）

alarming /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/

adj. 令人震惊的；使人惊恐的

disclosure /dɪsˈkloʊʒər/

n. 披露；揭发；公开

nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/

adj. 紧张的；神经质的

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“She told us she had thoughts of harming the children,” Musgrove said.

“她告诉我们她有过伤害孩子的念头，”马斯格罗夫说。

harm /hɑːrm/

v./n. 伤害；损害

harming（文中形式）

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Musgrove, who lived in Connecticut, often stayed with her daughter in Massachusetts from October into December 2022. She said Clancy was scared of sleeping alone, became increasingly paranoid and believed the medications she was taking “were destroying her mind.”

住在康涅狄格州的马斯格罗夫，从2022年10月到12月，经常与她在马萨诸塞州的女儿待在一起。她说克兰西害怕独自睡觉，变得越来越偏执，并认为她正在服用的药物“正在摧毁她的心智”。

medication /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/

n. 药物；药物治疗

medications（文中形式）

destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

v. 摧毁；破坏；消灭

destroying（文中形式）

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Clancy’s sister described a similar decline. Allison Ozga testified that at the end of December Clancy told her she had experienced suicidal thoughts every day for a month.

克兰西的姐姐描述了类似的衰退情况。艾莉森·奥兹加作证说，12月底，克兰西告诉她，她一个月来每天都经历自杀念头。

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The testimony came in the fourth week of Clancy’s murder trial, soon after the prosecution rested their case.

这份证词是在克兰西谋杀案审判的第四周，控方结束举证后不久作出的。

testimony /ˈtestɪməni/

n. 证词；证言；证据

trial /ˈtraɪəl/

n. 审判；试验；考验

prosecution /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/

n. 起诉；检举；原告一方

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Prosecutors argue that Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, planned the Jan. 24, 2023, killings and contrived to get her husband out of the house by sending him to get takeout and to the pharmacy.

检察官辩称，曾是产科护士的克兰西策划了2023年1月24日的杀人事件，并设法让丈夫离开家，派他去买外卖和去药房。

argue /ˈɑːɡjuː/

v. 主张；认为；争论；辩论

contrive /kənˈtraɪv/

v. 设法做到；策划；谋划

contrived（文中形式）

pharmacy /ˈfɑːməsi/

n. 药房；药剂学

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Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington does not dispute that she killed the children. But he says she shouldn’t be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth. He said she also had bipolar disorder and that antidepressants prescribed worsened her condition.

克兰西的律师凯文·雷丁顿不否认她杀害了孩子。但他表示，她不应承担刑事责任，因为她患有产后精神病，这是一种罕见的精神疾病，与分娩后的压力、睡眠剥夺和荷尔蒙变化有关。他说她还患有双相情感障碍，并且医生开的抗抑郁药使她的病情恶化。

attorney /əˈtɜːni/

n. 律师；代理人

dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/

v. 质疑；否认；争论；n. 争端

criminally /ˈkrɪmɪnəli/

adv. 刑事上；犯罪地

postpartum /ˌpəʊstˈpɑːtəm/

adj. 产后的

psychosis /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/

n. 精神病；精神错乱

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‘How could a mother hurt her children?’

“一位母亲怎么能伤害自己的孩子？”

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A former co-worker testified Monday about Clancy’s years as a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, describing Clancy as a “really good” nurse who loved her job and was “compassionate, kind and a patient advocate.”

周一，一位前同事就克兰西在马萨诸塞州总医院担任产科护士的多年经历作证，称克兰西是一位“非常好的”护士，她热爱自己的工作，并且“富有同情心、善良，是患者的代言人”。

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“She was the type of nurse that you wanted taking care of you or your loved one when you walked onto our unit,” said Margaret Hamp.

“当你走进我们病房时，她就是那种你希望照顾你或你所爱之人的护士，”玛格丽特·汉普说。

📝 长难句分析

📖 克兰西的母亲保拉·马斯格罗夫在作证时几度情绪激动，她形容女儿是一位尽职尽责、充满爱心的母亲，她的心理健康状况从2022年10月开始恶化——大约在克兰西勒死孩子并试图自杀前三个月。

🔍 主句为'Clancy's mother described her daughter as a dedicated and loving mother'。'Paula Musgrove'是主语的同位语，'sounding at times emotional'是现在分词短语作伴随状语，'whose mental health began declining'是定语从句修饰'mother'，破折号后的内容是对时间的补充说明。

📌 语法点：['同位语', '现在分词作状语', '定语从句']

Musgrove, who lived in Connecticut, often stayed with her daughter in Massachusetts from October into December 2022.

📖 住在康涅狄格州的马斯格罗夫，从2022年10月到12月，经常与她在马萨诸塞州的女儿待在一起。

🔍 主句为'Musgrove often stayed with her daughter'。'who lived in Connecticut'是非限制性定语从句修饰主语，'from October into December 2022'是时间状语。

📌 语法点：['非限制性定语从句', '时间状语']

But he says she shouldn’t be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth.

📖 但他表示，她不应承担刑事责任，因为她患有产后精神病，这是一种罕见的精神疾病，与分娩后的压力、睡眠剥夺和荷尔蒙变化有关。

🔍 主句为'he says'，后接宾语从句'she shouldn't be held criminally responsible'。'because'引导原因状语从句，'a rare mental illness'是'postpartum psychosis'的同位语，'linked to...'是过去分词短语作定语，'that follow childbirth'是定语从句修饰'changes'。

📌 语法点：['宾语从句', '原因状语从句', '同位语', '过去分词作定语', '定语从句']

🎯 熟词生义

recount

常见义：重新计数 → 文中义：详细叙述，讲述

在本文中，'recount'意为'讲述、描述'，常用于正式场合，如法庭作证。考研中常考其'叙述'含义，需根据语境判断。

contrive

常见义：设计，发明 → 文中义：策划，图谋

在本文中，'contrive'意为'策划、图谋'，带有贬义，指精心安排。考研中常考其'设法做到'的含义，此处需结合上下文理解其负面色彩。

advocate

常见义：提倡者，拥护者 → 文中义：代言人，支持者

在本文中，'advocate'指'为患者发声的人'，即'代言人'。考研中常见含义为'提倡者'，但此处引申为'支持者'，需注意语境。

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