美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-04-17
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2013年(四)月
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We begin though tonight with a trial of adoctor who run authority describe as a house of horrors, a filthy 1 medicalclinic in Philadelphia that for years performed illegal abortions 3 on mostlypoor patients. What allegedly happened inside this abortion 2 clinic called theWomen's Medical Society could have been stopped, if any members of state agencyactually down their jobs. They did it and women and children pay the price.
Doctor's Gosnell's untrained staff would allegedly induce labor 5 and he will kill otherwise healthy babies. It's gruesometo even think about, but he did by snipping 6 their spinal 7 cords with a pair of scissors. Doctor Gosnell was not certified 8 as obstetrician or gynecologist, andis now on trial on eight counts of murder. He faces the death penalty.
The evidence which is presented in this grand jury report. 281 pages of it is sickening. According to a police detective,doctor Gosnell stated as many as 20% of fetuses 9 he aborted 10 were probably older than 34 weeks. Page five of the grand jury report details the live deliveringkilling of a 7 1/2-month-old baby. 7 1/2 months吐old, big enough, the doctor allegedly said to quote walk me to thebus stop. Page five of 281 pages. There is more on every page detailing the unlicensed,untrained staffers including a 15 year old. 15-year old hired as an inter 11 whoended up medicating patients and even assistanting with abortions.
Now the report also lays out the government agencies that have been given warning signs about Doctor Gosnell's clinics.Some of them dating back decades.
Now, this story has not received the kind of media attention that one might expect and that's become part of this story as well.
We are going to talk about all of that in amoment with our senior legal analyst 12 Jeffrey Toobin and others who have been covering this story for a long time. But the first and this isn't easy to watchmore on what allegedly happened inside that clinic.
Doctor Gosnell's abortion clinic is now close, but the allegations of what happened inside are shocking. Babies allegedly murdered after induce labor.
A baby has been born. And was on a cold steel table and murdered by taking scissors and putting them into the neck, and then cutting, severing 13 the spinal cord. This is homicide. It's murder.
A scratching ground jury report alleged 4 32-year old doctor Kermit Gosnell and his staff likely murdered hundreds of babies with what he called, quote snipping is to ensure fetal demise 14. Accurateecords, however, were never kept, so doctor Gosnell is only accused of murdering seven babies born alive, as late as eight months into pregnancy 15.
The same report also details a litany of gory 16 health violations 17 where he overdosed his patients with dangerous drugs and perforated their wombs and bowels 18.
This woman who had an abortion performed by Gosnell believes she contracted a serious infection from deplorable conditions.
1 filthy
adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的
- The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
- You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。
2 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
3 abortions
n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育
- The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
- Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网
4 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
5 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
6 snipping
n.碎片v.剪( snip的现在分词 )
- The crew had been snipping it for souvenirs. 舰上人员把它剪下来当作纪念品。 来自辞典例句
- The gardener is snipping off the dead leaves in the garden. 花匠在花园时剪枯叶。 来自互联网
7 spinal
adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的
- After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
- Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。
8 certified
a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的
- Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
- The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。
9 fetuses
n.胎，胎儿( fetus的名词复数 )
- DNA was extracted from fetuses at mid-gestation, about 10 days past conception. DNA从受孕大约10天后的中期妊娠胚胎中提取。 来自互联网
- Brucellosis is a disease that causes fetuses to abort in cattle. 普鲁士菌病是一种可以导致牲畜胎儿夭折的疾病。 来自互联网
10 aborted
adj.流产的，失败的v.（使）流产( abort的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（某事物）中止；（因故障等而）（使）（飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等）中断飞行；（使）（飞行任务等）中途失败
- The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障，这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 inter
v.埋葬
- They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
- The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。
12 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
13 severing
v.切断，断绝( sever的现在分词 )；断，裂
- The death of a second parent is like severing an umbilical cord to our past. 父母当中第二个人去世，就象斩断了把我们同过去联在一起的纽带。 来自辞典例句
- The severing theory and severing method for brittle block are studied. 研究裂纹技术应用于分离脆性块体的分离理论和分离方法。 来自互联网
14 demise
n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让
- He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
- The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。
15 pregnancy
n.怀孕，怀孕期
- Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
- Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
16 gory
adj.流血的；残酷的
- I shuddered when I heard the gory details.我听到血淋淋的详情，战栗不已。
- The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。
17 violations
违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。