美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-04

 I’m Anderson Cooper. Welcome to thepodcast. Prosecution¹ tries to show that George Zimmerman was not in alife-and-death struggle on the night he shot Trayvon Martin. That and the“RidicuList.” Let's get started.

 

A key day for the prosecution a day to try, try and knock down the notion thatGeorge Zimmerman fired the shot that killed Trayvon Martin in self-defenseduring a life-and-death struggle and not a garden variety brawl³. Central tothat prosecution effort, refuting Zimmerman's claims that Trayvon Martinrepeatedly slammed his head into the sidewalk.

 

Now in a moment our own forensic⁴ expert weighs in along with our legal panel,but first Martin Savidge has that and some of the day's other big developments in court.

 

Prosecutors⁶ switch from using George Zimmerman's words against him to using his injuries.

 

Are the injuries to the back of the defendant⁷'s head consistent of having beenrepeatedly slammed into a concrete surface?

 

No.

 

 

The medical examiner testified that Zimmerman's wounds were notlife-threatening and didn't reflect a person whose head had repeatedly beenslammed against the ground. The key reason Zimmerman has given for shootingTrayvon Martin.

 

 

How would you classify the injuries to the defendant's head?

 

 

They were not life threatening. They were very insignificant⁸. They did notrequire any sutures(缝合) to be applied⁹ to Mr. Zimmerman, so as I would refer to theminsignificant injuries.

 

 

On cross-examination defense² attorney Mark O'Mara implied Valerie Rao owed herjob to the special prosecutor⁵ in the Zimmerman case and then walked Rao backfrom some of her findings.

 

 

And if I get it right, it's your position it's at least consistent that GeorgeZimmerman may have only received as little as three, did you call, what termdid you use? Smashing? Or …

 

Sorry?

 

 

Slamming. Three slamming into cement, correct?

 

 

I didn't, I didn't use the word slamming.

 

 

I'm sorry, I thought it was your word.

 

 

No, I got that from the reenactment(再扮演).

 

 

What would you use to describe what happened to the head that you say hitcement?

 

Impact.

 

Impact. So it's your position that there are at least three impacts betweenthat head and cement?

 

Yes.

OK.

 

Concrete.

 

Earlier, Zimmerman's best friend took the stand. It was Mark Osterman who firstconvinced Zimmerman to buy a gun. He also housed George and Shelley Zimmermanfor a time after the shooting and wrote a book about the case.

 

 

You wrote a book and where you quoted what the defendant George Zimmerman toldyou, correct?

 

Correct.

 

And you recall on that book writing, "Do you have a problem?" That'swhat he said Trayvon Martin said?

 

Right, correct.

 

In that book, Osterman says Zimmerman said Martin tried to reach for the weaponon his hip¹⁰, actually touching¹¹ the gun.

 

The defendant is claiming that the victim actually grabbed the gun, correct?

 

That was my understanding, that he grabbed the gun.

 

But a latent(潜在的；隐约的指印) print technician testified she found no trace of Trayvon Martin'sprints on the slide(滑动部件) of the gun, but conceded rain or other factors could wash printsaway.

 

So that fingerprints¹² may have existed on an item that you would lift a latentfrom and there'd be no latent whatsoever¹³, correct?

 

That's correct.

 

Even though the gun has been handled by one, two or three people.

1 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 brawl   

n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂

参考例句：

• They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
• I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。

4 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

5 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

6 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

7 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

8 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

9 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

10 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

11 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

12 fingerprints   

n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
• They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。