
這些女性不斷寄出情書⋯⋯
Would you fall in love with a murderer that killed his own pregnant wife and kids?
你會愛上一名殺死自己孕妻和孩子的殺人犯嗎?
fall in love with...愛上⋯⋯murderer(n.)殺人犯pregnant(adj.)懷孕的
This may sound insane but many would say yes.
這聽起來也許瘋狂,但許多人的答案可能是:會。
insane(adj.)瘋狂的、不合理的
Christopher Watts will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his own pregnant wife Shannon Watts and two daughters, Celeste and Bella.
克里斯多福瓦特(Christopher Watts)因為謀殺懷孕的妻子雪濃瓦特(Shannon Watts)及兩個女兒西萊斯特與貝拉,此生將在獄中度過。
behind bars=in prison坐牢murder(v.)謀殺pregnant(adj.)懷孕的
In the beginning, he strongly denied the accusations, but later the police found out that he killed his family and dumped their bodies into an oil tank.
最初他全盤否認,但後來警方發現他將家人殺害後丟棄在油桶中。
strongly(adv.)強烈地deny(v.)否認accusation(n.)指控dump(v.)丟棄body(n.)屍體
In November, a Colorado judge sentenced him to three consecutive life terms in prison.
11月時,科羅拉多一位法官判他連續3個無期徒刑。
sentence(v.)判刑consecutive(adj.)連續的life terms無期徒刑
Christopher Watts is going to be locked up for life.
克里斯多福瓦特此生都將被監禁,
lock up關上、鎖上
However, many women keep sending him letters, love letters.
但許多女性持續地寫信給他,那些信都是情書。
A Brooklyn-based woman wrote to Christopher Watts after he admitted his crime. “I found myself thinking a lot about you,” the woman wrote.
一位布魯克林的女子,在克里斯多福瓦特承認罪行後寫信給他,信中寫道「我發現自己不斷想你」。
admit(v.)承認crime(n.)犯罪
Another letter from a mother of two wrote that “I’ve been watching your interview and I just became attracted to you (don’t ask me why).”
另封信件來自一位兩個孩子的媽媽,信中說「我一直看你的專訪,整個被你煞到(別問我為什麼)。」
attract(v.)吸引
Katherine Pier, a psychiatrist on the faculty at the University of California said, “It’s a way of flirting with danger while risking nothing.”
加州大學心理學系的精神科醫師凱瑟琳皮爾(Katherine Pier)表示,「這是在跟危險份子調情,但又不用承擔風險。」
psychiatrist(n.)精神科醫師faculty(n.)心理系flirt(v.)調情danger(n.)危險risk(v.)承擔風險
Those women may be victims of abuse and to get involved with a killer in prison puts them in a position of control.
那些女性多半是被虐的受害者,讓自己跟監獄中的殺人犯扯上關係,給她們一種處於可控制局面感覺。
victim(n.)受害者abuse(n.)虐待involve(v.)涉及control(n.)控制、掌控