二十年的唠叨之后
[1]Miami, Florida – Stone Lee killed his wife, because she nagged him nonstop for 20 years. He walked out of court yesterday a free man.
[1]佛罗里达州,迈阿密市 – 李石头杀死了他的太太,因为她不停地唠叨了 20 年。昨天他以自由之身走出 法庭。
[2]”I don’t think I have ever before come across a case where provocation has gone on so long.” said Judge Bill Clinton. “In the end you got into a position where you couldn’t put up with it anymore.”
[2]“像这样积怨如此之久的案子,我以前从未遇到过。”法官比尔·克林顿说。到最后你已经到了忍无可忍的地步了。
[3]He put Lee, 45, on probation for two years.
[3]他判 45 岁的李缓刑二年。
[4]Lee pleaded guilty to manslaughter. His attorneys told the court, his wife Kim was “a miserable woman who found pleasure in nothing.”
[4]李承认杀人罪。他的律师告诉法庭说他的妻子金姆是个“可悲 的,对任何事都没有兴趣的人。”
[5]She nagged him about unfaithfulness, nagged him about his messiness, about his bad habits, about their neighbors, about his job, his weight, and his watching television. she once hid the remote control to keep him from watching.
[5]她不断的苛责他不忠实,不爱收拾,抱怨他的坏习惯,他们的邻居,他的工作,他的体重,以及他看电视的习惯
,有一次为了不让他看电视她竟把遥控藏了起来。
[6]During the 20 years Lee put up with her he moved 15 times, changing jobs each time, to find a place which satisfied Kim.
[6]在这二十年当中,李处处容忍她。他搬了十五次家,每次都得换一份工作,只为了找到一个让金姆满意的地方。
[7]Nothing worked. At the end of his rope, Lee went to the police and asked to be locked up because he feared what he would do. They refused. A week later he strangled his nagging wife.
[7]可这完全不奏效。 在智穷力竭之余,李跑去要求警察把他关起来,因为他害怕自己会作出什么事来。警方拒绝了他的要求。一周以后,他把唠叨不休的太太勒死了。