【读新闻学英语】交友不慎遇暴力渣男险些丧命,她全身共有17处骨折
2018年5月22日 14:21遇到暴力渣男,好可怕!
Jade McDonald's life was forever changed in February last year, when her ex-partner forced her to drive into oncoming traffic during a violent argument in Brisbane.
去年2月在布里斯班,Jade McDonald的前任男友与她争吵时强迫她开车撞向迎面驶来的车辆,就在那一刻,她的人生发生了永久性的变化。
forever:永久性
argument:争论
The car crash was the culmination of two long years of brutal domestic violence. Through that time, 23-year-old McDonald was beaten, choked and spat on daily by Douglas Deacon, her now ex-boyfriend.
车祸,是这两年来残酷家庭暴力的峰值事件。在两年间,23岁的McDonald每天都被前男友Douglas Deacon殴打,掐脖,吐口水。
culmination:顶点,巅峰,高潮
brutal:残酷的
She survived the car crash but was left with horrific injuries, including 17 broken bones, including shattered ankles, broken ribs, femur and wrist.
她从车祸中幸存下来,却留下了可怕的伤病,其中有17个骨头骨折,包括破碎的脚踝、肋骨、股骨和手腕。
horrific:可怕的
femur:股骨
She has had many operations and is now on the long road to recovery, learning to walk again.But Deacon's anger has not subsided.As McDonald lay in hospital the day after the crash, Deacon discharged himself and told the nurses: "Tell Jade I'm going to kill her next time I see her."Despite receiving a five-year sentence, Deacon will be eligible for parole in October.
她进行了多次手术,正在漫长的恢复期,重新学习走路。但是Deacon的愤怒并没有消退。McDonald在车祸后住院的第二天,Deacon自行出院并对护士说到:“告诉Jade,我下一次见到她时就要杀了她。”虽然判处了五年有期徒刑,但是Deacon将在10月份有机会获得假释。
subsided:平息,消退
discharged:释放
McDonald, who spent three months in hospital and three months in rehab and is still unable to work, is terrified. McDonald tried to end the relationship about a month before the crash but Deacon's threats stopped her from leaving.
McDonald在医院里呆了三个月,康复了三个月,但仍然无法工作,她整个人都吓坏了。在车祸发生前三个月,McDonald试图和前男友分手,但是Deacon威胁她不让她离开。
rehab:康复
threats:威胁
McDonald still requires weekly psychologist and physiotherapy sessions.Her ankles and wrist are held together by steel plates and pins and a steel rod may stay permanently embedded in her thigh. She says she knows she'll be in pain forever.
McDonald每周都需要心理治疗和身体理疗。她的脚踝和手腕由钢板和钢钉固定在了一起,钢条可能会永远嵌入在她的大腿中。她说知道自己会永远在痛苦之中。
physiotherapy:物理疗法
steel rod:钢条