強迫聽兒歌
Two jail detention officers in Oklahoma, Christian Miles and Gregory Butler, were charged with misdemeanors after forcing inmates to listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” on a loop for at least two hours.
美國奧克拉荷馬州的兩名獄警克里斯蒂安·邁爾斯與格雷戈里·巴特勒因強迫囚犯聽長達兩小時的兒歌《Baby Shark》，依不當行為的罪名遭起訴。
be charged with受指控某罪名misdemeanor(n.)不當行為;不檢點的行為sexual misdemeanorforce sb. to do sth.強迫某人做某事on a loop=on repeat循環;重複
It is reported that at least five inmates were forced to stand with their hands cuffed behind their backs and listen to the song on repeat in a visitation room, which caused emotional stress on the inmates who were already suffering.
據了解，至少五名雙手被銬在後背的囚犯被迫站著在一間探監室內連續聽那首歌，使已在受刑的囚犯承受情緒上的壓力。
cuff(n.)(v.)手銬;將手銬上=handcuffvisitation room探監室emotional stress心理壓力emotional blackmailsuffer(v.)遭受(痛苦或折磨)
The action was meant to be a joke between Miles and Butler, but it turned out to be torture and cruelty.
這個行為本來只是邁爾斯與巴特勒之間的玩笑，但結果成了殘忍的折磨。
be meant to預期;原本turn out最終發現;結果是...torture(n.)(v.)折磨;虐待cruelty(n.)殘忍
“It was unfortunate that I could not find a felony statute to fit this fact scenario,” said David Prater, an Oklahoma County district attorney who would have filed a felony charge on this inhumane behavior.
奧克拉荷馬州的檢察官大衛·普拉特說：「可惜目前找不到更重的罪名起訴這些人。」他原本打算以重罪起訴這種不人道的行為。
unfortunate(adj.)不幸的;遺憾的felony(n.)重罪felony chargestatute(n.)法規;法令scenario(n.)設想的情境;情況worst-case scenarioattorney(n.)律師;檢察官file(v.)(司法上)提出申請或訴訟inhumane(adj.)不人道的;不仁慈的=cruelwould have p.p=第三類條件句;假設已發生的事
The two officers were suspended and later resigned, while Christopher Hendershott, the supervisor who knew of the behavior but failed to stop the mistreatment, was also charged and retired.
兩名獄警先是被勒令停職，隨後引咎辭職，而獄中知情但沒有出面阻止的長官克里斯托弗·亨德肖特也被起訴並退休了。
suspend(v.)停止;暫停;勒令停學或停職resign(v.)辭職supervisor(n.)監督者;管理者fail to do sth.沒做到應做的事mistreatment(n.)虐待retire(v.)退休
The news has struck a chord among parents who have endured the repeated tune played by their children.
這則新聞引起家長的共鳴，他們早已受到孩子們重播歌曲的痛苦。
strike a chord引起共鳴;得到讚同endure(v.)忍受;忍耐
Some mentioned how bothersome it is to repeat the song without stopping, while some parents said they were tired of being asked to dance to the tune.
有人提到不間斷地播放那首歌有多煩人，而有的家長說他們厭倦了被小孩要求跟著歌曲跳舞。
bothersome(adj.)煩人的;惱人的be tired of...疲於做某事;厭倦~