9 危急時刻 (doc)
9. At the Critical Moment When Lisa Cox needed help most, she found out just how caring people can be--even strangers. The 23-year-old college student was walking to her car in a video store parking lot one night when a man--later identified as Dennis Hanson--leapt out of his pickup1 and put a gun to her head. “ Don’t say a word,” he hissed2. “ Just get in the truck.” Lisa didn’t stop to think about what he might do if she screamed.Terror tore the scream from her throat:“ Somebody,please help me!” Andria Fallesen, a video store employee, heard Lisa’s cries. That woman’s in trouble! she thought, racing to the lot. Just then, Charity Combs and her fiancé 3 Paul Deavers were coming out of another store and heard Lisa too. “ We’ve got to help!” Charity cried as they sprinted4 toward the truck.Their shouts distracted5 the would-be6 kidnapper- -and Lisa broke free. Andria grabbed Lisa’s arm. “ Come with me!” she cried, and the two raced to call 911.Meanwhile, Charity and Paul saw Hanson jump into his truck. “ Stop him!” they screamed. Bystander Craig Blue knew it was too late for that--but thinking quickly, he memorized the truck’s license plate number--and police arrested Hanson within minutes. At the trial, another witness, Gina McCann, testified against Hanson, who’d also confessed to abducting7 and raping two women and to four other attempted kidnappings. He pleaded guilty to aggravated kidnapping8 and was sentenced to 60 years. “ So many people went out on a limb9 for me,” Lisa says gratefully. “ It’s nice to know people care.” 危急時時刻〔三〕 莉薩·考克斯發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)她最需要幫助的時候，人們是多么地關(guān)心她——即使陌生人也是如 此。 　　一天晚上，在一家錄像器材店的停車場，當(dāng)這位23歲的大學(xué)生向自己的汽車走過去 時，一個男子——后來查明此人叫丹尼斯·漢森——突然從他的貨車?yán)锾顺鰜?，將一支手?指著她的頭?！耙宦曇矂e吭，”他壓低著聲音狠狠地說?！斑M(jìn)到貨車?yán)锶ァ！崩蛩_顧不得想 如果她喊叫起來，他會做什么。恐懼使她尖聲喊道，“來人啊，快救我！” 　　錄像器材店里的一位雇員安德里亞·法理森聽到了莉薩的叫喊聲。那個女子出事了！ 她想，一邊往停車場跑去。這時，正從另一家商店里出來的查里蒂·庫姆斯和她的未婚夫 保羅·迪弗斯也聽到了莉薩的叫喊聲?！拔覀兊萌ゾ人　辈槔锏俅蠼兄f，他們兩人邊朝 貨車沖過去。他們的叫喊聲使一場綁架未能實現(xiàn)——莉薩掙脫了出來。安德里亞抓住莉薩 的胳膊?！案襾?！”她叫莉薩。兩人跑去打911。與此同時，查里蒂和保羅看見漢森跳進(jìn) 了他的卡車。“抓住他！”他們大聲喊道。旁邊另一個看見此事的人克雷格·布盧知道抓已 經(jīng)來不及了——但他立即想到把卡車的車號記住——不出幾分鐘警察就抓住了漢森。 　　審訊時，另一名目擊者，吉娜·麥卡恩也證明漢森有罪。漢森自己供認(rèn)曾經(jīng)誘拐并強(qiáng) 奸2名婦女，另外綁架4名未遂。他承認(rèn)自己犯加重綁架罪，被判了60年徒刑?！澳敲炊嗟?人都挺身幫助我，”莉薩滿懷感激地說?！叭藗兌急舜岁P(guān)心，這真好?！?1.pickup[5πικΘπ]n.小卡車，輕型貨車 2.hiss[ηισ]vt.帶著嘶嘶聲發(fā)出，擠出 3.fiancé[φι((((((]n.未婚夫 4.sprint[σπριντ]vi.用全速奔跑 5.distract[δισ5τρ“κτ]vt.使轉(zhuǎn)變，使轉(zhuǎn)向 6.would-be[ 5ωυδβι:]adj.想要(將要)成為的，未來的 7.abduct[“β5δΘκτ]vt.誘拐，劫持，綁架 8.aggravated[5“⊥ρΕπειτ]kidnapping[律](因有犯罪故意而構(gòu)成的)加重綁架行為 9.outonalimb[λιμ][口]處于困境，處于孤立地位
9 危急時刻 (doc)