【读新闻学英语】酒后驾车轧死妻子，是过失杀人还是另有隐情？

By 新西兰中文先驱网 2017年4月12日 14:45

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酒后驾车从妻子身上辗轧过去却说自己毫不知情，法院判过失杀人罪入狱三年合理么？

酒后驾车从妻子身上辗轧过去却说自己毫不知情，法院判过失杀人罪入狱三年合理么？

Mark Stevens appeared in the High Court in Wellington today, and was sentenced to three years jail for the manslaughter of his former partner Delia Williams.

Mark Stevens今天在惠灵顿高等法院出现，因过失杀害他的前任伴侣Delia Williams而背叛入狱三年。

Sentence：判决

Manslaughter：过失杀人

Williams was killed in March last year when Stevens ran her over in a Wellington driveway.They had been together 13 years.

他们俩在一起已经13年了。去年三月，Stevens驾车在惠灵顿的行车道上从Williams身上轧过。

ran her over：从她身上轧过

driveway：行车道，私家车道

Stevens had been due to stand trial for murder last month, but that was cancelled when he instead pleaded guilty to manslaughter by dangerous driving. He also pleaded guilty to driving with excess breath alcohol.

上个月Stevens因谋杀案而接受审判，但后来被取消，取而代之的是危险驾驶罪，以及酒后驾车。

due to：由于

stand trial：受审

pleaded guilty：认罪

alcohol：酒精

Williams' only child, Byron Williams McLean, read an emotional victim statement to the court. His voice quavered as he said he'd lost not only his mother, but someone he had accepted as a stepfather.

Williams唯一的儿子Byron Williams McLean在法庭上朗读了富有感情的被害人陈述。他的声音颤抖着，他说他不仅失去了母亲，还有一位已经融入自己家庭的继父。

victim statement：被害人陈述

quaver：颤抖

stepfather：继父

McLean had since married, and said he'd had to consciously ignore his mother's absence, so that he could try to enjoy his wedding day.

McLean从结婚那天起，就要有意识地忽视母亲的离世，才能尝试去享受大喜的日子。

Consciously：有意识地

Ignore：忽视

Crown lawyer Kate Feltham said Williams had followed Stevens out of a house, trying to stop him driving because he'd been drinking. Williams fell to the ground during the altercation, and was trying to get back up when she was run over.Feltham said Stevens had made no attempt to stop and check if Williams was injured.

皇家律师Kate Feltham表示Williams跟着Stevens走了出去，试图劝说喝了酒的他不要开车。在争吵过程中，Williams摔倒了，当她准备重新站起来时却被车辗轧了。而Stevens根本就没有想要停下来看看Williams是否受伤了。

Altercation：口角，争吵

attempt to：企图

Stevens said he hadn't realised he hit her, that was hard to believe as both the front and rear wheels of the car went over her at slow speed.

Stevens说他完全没有意识到自己撞到了她，但实在很难相信在很慢的车速情况下，前后轮从她身上辗轧过去却毫不知情。

Realize：意识到

front and rear wheels：前后轮

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