喪心病狂！章瑩穎遺骸下落公布

近日，章瑩穎家人及律師召開發布會稱，兇手將章瑩穎的屍體置入三個垃圾袋，倒入公寓外垃圾桶。隨後，垃圾被轉運至私人垃圾填埋場。

dumpster

表示「大型垃圾桶」，英文解釋為「a large metal container used for waste in the US」；

類似的，skip作名詞，表示「廢料桶（裝工地廢料、垃圾等，由卡車拖走）」，英文解釋為「a large open container for putting old bricks, rubbish/garbage, etc. in. The skip is then loaded on a lorry/truck and taken away.」

Christensen told the information to his defense attorneys, who, in turn, told the information to prosecutors and law enforcement agencies under an immunity agreement, thus the information could not be used in his trial.

immunity

表示「免除；豁免」，英文解釋為「the state or right of being protected from particular laws or from unpleasant things」舉個：

They were granted immunity from prosecution.

他們獲準免受起訴。

據克裡斯滕森的辯護律師（defense attorney），2018年11月，為了獲得豁免協議（immunity agreement），兇手曾告訴他的律師章瑩穎屍體下落。
關於遺體下落的消息當時受到「豁免」保護，也就是說，相關證詞和任何依此信息所獲得的證據，都不允許在本案的刑事定罪和量刑審判中使用。也因為這個消息來自於「豁免協議」，在審判結束前，檢察官（prosecutor）依法不可以向包括章家人在內的所有人透露。

相關背景

美國Witness Immunity制度介紹：

Witness immunity from prosecution occurs when a prosecutor grants immunity to a witness in exchange for testimony or production of other evidence.

In the United States, the prosecution may grant immunity in one of two forms. Transactional immunity, colloquially known as "blanket" or "total" immunity, completely protects the witness from future prosecution for crimes related to his or her testimony.

Use and derivative use immunity prevents the prosecution only from using the witness's own testimony or any evidence derived from the testimony against the witness. However, if the prosecutor acquires evidence substantiating the crime independently of the witness's testimony, the witness may then be prosecuted.（Wikipedia）

colloquially

colloquially /kə'lokwɪəli/ 表示「（詞語或表達法）口語地，通俗語地，非正式地」，英文解釋為「(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing」。

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「Due to the compaction process, Yingying's remains may be very, very small in size,」 Beckett said.

compaction

表示「壓實」，英文解釋為「the process by which the pressure on buried solid material causes the material to stick together and change to rock」。

Beckett later went on describing that some of the remains could be as small as a cell phone.Two days after Christensen disposed of the body, Beckett said, 「he placed Yingying's clothing, backpack, cellphone, books and other personal items along with cleaning materials he tried to use to cover up the murder into a large duffel bag. He then drove around the Champaign, Urbana area and placed the items from the duffel bag into various dumpsters and placing the duffel bag itself in a dumpster,」

duffel bag

表示「（圓筒狀的）行李袋；帆布包」，英文解釋為「A duffel bag is a bag shaped like a cylinder and made of strong fabric such as canvas.」

Beckett said the dumpster was emptied on June 12, 2017. By the time the information was disclosed, about 30 feet of fill could have been placed over where officials believe Zhang's remains could be located.The excavation process, as Beckett described, will be expensive, complicated, require government oversight and cooperation of the landfill owners.

excavation

表示「發掘，挖掘」，英文解釋為「the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time」。

No search has taken place, but authorities are still considering an attempt to recover the remains.Zhang's family and boyfriend were present at the press conference Wednesday. Her mother, Beckett said, just learned the information of what happened to the remains of Zhang that morning.Her father, Ronggao Zhang, through an interpreter, said they are allowing the authorities to handle the recovery, if it is feasible.「As the father of Yingying Zhang, my primary goal has always been to find my daughter and bring her home,」 Ronggao Zhang said.His sentiments echoed those he held after Christensen was sentenced July 18.

echo

1）表示「重複，模仿...話」，英文解釋為「to repeat what someone else has just said」舉個：

『You bet,』 she said, echoing his words.

「當然啦。她重複著他的話。

2）表示「重複，附和（想法或看法）」，英文解釋為「to repeat an idea or opinion because you agree with it」舉個：

The article simply echoed the NRA’s arguments against gun control.

這篇文章只是附和了全國步槍協會反對槍枝管制的觀點。

「If what (Christensen) said is true, it further confirms that he is a heartless and evil person. We condemn his brutal and malicious actions and we hope that he suffers for the rest of his life as (Yingying) suffered in the final moments of her life,」 Ronggao Zhang said.「There's nothing in the world that we want more to find our daughter and bring her home. We now understand that finding her may be impossible.」

Zhang's father said they will work with officials to create a site to memorialize Yingying.

· attorney/ public defender/ defendant/ defense attorney/ jury

· prosecutor/ prosecution/ informant/ victim/ witness

· courtroom/ trial/ plead guilty/ plead not guilty

· testify/ the death penalty

· testimony/ immunity agreement

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