失踪10年的员工在超市内被发现：英语精读讲义

No one could have anticipated the shocking discovery 語法

没人能预料到这个惊人的发现

in an old closed down No Frills Supermarket 短語動詞

在一家已经倒闭的旧 No Frills Supermarket 里

in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

位于爱荷华州康瑟尔布拉夫斯。

Contractors went to work on the vacant building 短語搭配

承包商来到这座空置的建筑施工

thinking they were just going in for the daily grind 習語

以为只是去完成日常的苦差事

on an ordinary cold day in January of 2019.

那是2019年1月一个寒冷而平常的日子。

They probably started their day like anyone else,

他们大概和别人一样开始新的一天，

drinking a hot cup of coffee

喝着一杯热咖啡，

before venturing into hard manual labor.

然后再投入繁重的体力劳动中。

But this would be no run of the mill type of workday 習語

但这绝非寻常的工作日

for them.

对他们而言。

As they started removing the store's empty shelving units and coolers,

当他们开始拆除店里空荡荡的货架和冷柜时，

they found something deeply disturbing.

发现了一些令人毛骨悚然的东西。

A human body.

一具人类尸体。

It's a sight that most people would rather not have to face or come across, 短語動詞

大多数人都宁愿不必面对或遇到这样的景象，

especially not when they least expect it. 短語搭配

尤其是在毫无心理准备的情况下。

Authorities could not immediately identify the body

当局无法立刻确认死者的身份，

or even determine the person's sex or age.

甚至无法确定其性别或年龄。

It had to be sent to the Iowa State Medical Examiner's office 文化背景

必须将其送往爱荷华州法医办公室

for a thorough autopsy.

进行彻底的尸检。

Only then could the individual be identified 語法

只有到那时，这名死者才被确认为

as Larry Ely Moncada,

Larry Ely Moncada，

a man who had been reported missing 短語搭配

他是一名被报失踪的男子，

10 years ago back in 2009.

失踪时间要追溯到10年前的2009年。

Mario Moncada was only 25 years old when he disappeared.

Mario Moncada 失踪时年仅25岁。

He worked as an employee of the No Frills Supermarket

他曾是 No Frills Supermarket 的一名员工，

while it was still operational.

当时超市还在营业。

The mystery over his initial disappearance

他最初失踪时的谜团

turned into a new mystery 短語動詞

如今变成了一个新的谜团，

as the recovery of his remains

因为他遗骸的寻获

sparked more questions than answers. 習語

引发了更多难以解答的问题。

People were baffled,

人们感到困惑，

wondering how a young guy could just die at work one day

纳闷一个年轻小伙怎么会有一天死在工作岗位上，

and go unnoticed for years on end. 短語搭配

而且好几年都没人发现。

Almost an entire decade undetected.

几乎整整十年都没被发现。

The man was reported missing on November 28th, 2009

该男子于2009年11月28日被报失踪，

during the midst of a heavy snowstorm. 語法

当时正值一场暴风雪肆虐。

His parents last saw him leaving

他的父母最后一次看到他离开时，

with no shoes,

没穿鞋，

no socks,

没穿袜子，

no keys,

没带钥匙，

and no car.

也没有开车。

Before his disappearance,

在他失踪之前，

he was reportedly experiencing some severe mental health issues. 用詞

据说他正经历一些严重的心理健康问题。

His mother explained that he arrived home from work

他的母亲解释说，他下班回家时

that Thanksgiving

在那个感恩节

seeming very disoriented.

显得非常神志不清。

He began hearing voices telling him to eat sugar. 用詞

他开始听到有声音叫他吃糖。

He complained that his heart was beating too hard

他抱怨自己的心跳太剧烈，

and that he needed sugar to calm it.

需要吃糖来平复心跳。

He also felt that he was being followed

他还觉得有人在跟踪他，

and he was very scared.

并且感到非常害怕。

It was possible that he was experiencing some form of psychosis

他可能正在经历某种形式的精神病发作，

provoked by intense anxiety

这种发作由极度焦虑引发，

causing schizophrenia-like symptoms of paranoia,

导致了类似精神分裂症的妄想、

hallucinations,

幻觉

and delusions.

以及错觉症状。

He'd just been prescribed antidepressants

在他失踪时，他刚刚被

by a doctor upon his disappearance.

医生开具了抗抑郁药物。

He ran off and was never heard from again. 講解

他跑出了家门，从此杳无音信。

There was no activity on his debit or credit card

他的借记卡或信用卡没有任何交易记录，

and the No Frills Supermarket reported that he stopped showing up for work. 短語動詞

No Frills Supermarket 也报告说他没再来上班。

For a long time,

很长一段时间里，

his whereabouts remained unknown. 用詞

他的下落成谜。

His poor mother must have been frantic. 語法

他可怜的母亲一定急疯了。

Here's what is believed to have happened. 語法

以下是人们推测发生的事情：

Former employees at the No Frills Supermarket

No Frills Supermarket 的前员工

explained that they would sometimes climb into the space 語法

解释说他们有时会爬进

above the coolers,

冷柜上方的空间，

which was used for storage.

那里是用来存放东西的。

Mario Moncada went in to work on that fateful day 短語搭配

Mario Moncada 在那个决定命运的日子去上班，

and probably tried to climb into the storage space.

可能试图爬进那个储物空间。

Perhaps he was still feeling distressed

也许他仍感到苦恼，

and needed some time alone to gather himself.

需要一个人静一静来整理情绪。

Maybe he viewed the storage space as a good place to do this,

也许他觉得那个储物空间是个好地方，

or perhaps he just needed to grab something.

又或许他只是需要拿点东西。

Whatever the case may be, 表達脈絡

无论情况如何，

we can speculate that when he pulled himself on top of the coolers,

我们可以推测，当他爬上冷柜顶部时，

he must have fallen behind them.

一定是掉到了冷柜后面。

He then became trapped in the 12-foot

然后他被困在了那个高12英尺、

18-inch wide space

宽18英寸的缝隙里，

between the coolers and the wall.

这个缝隙位于冷柜和墙壁之间。

Now, here's the disturbing part of the story. 表達脈絡

故事中最令人不安的部分来了。

Because the noise being generated by the coolers was so loud,

因为冷柜运行的噪音非常大，

there was probably no way 語法

根本不可能

that anyone could have heard him

有人能听到他的声音，

if he screamed for help.

即使他大声呼救。

That means that if he did not die instantly from the fall, 語法

这意味着，如果他没有在跌落时当场死亡，

he could have met a very lonely,

他可能会面临一种非常孤独、

slow,

缓慢，

and terrifying demise,

且可怕的死亡，

almost like one would feel being buried alive.

几乎就像是被活埋的感觉。

Only in this case,

只不过在这种情况下，

there were people around who could have helped him,

周围明明有可以帮助他的人，

but sadly he was powerless to get their attention.

但可悲的是他无力引起他们的注意。

To make matters worse, 表達脈絡

更糟的是，

he wasn't scheduled to work that day, 短語搭配

他那天本来不该上班，

so no one even knew he was there

所以根本没人知道他在那里，

or thought to look for him.

更别提去寻找他了。

By the time he was found, 語法

等到他被发现时，

Mario Moncada's body was completely unrecognizable.

Mario Moncada 的尸体已经完全无法辨认。

He was only able to be identified

只能通过

by using the DNA from his parents.

使用他父母的DNA来确认身份。

This probably provided them with the worst kind of closure, 用詞

这大概给了他们最糟糕的一种了结，

as they probably hoped their son was still alive somewhere.

因为他们可能一直希望儿子在某个地方还活着。

Investigators examined the results of the autopsy

调查人员检查了尸检结果，

and determined his death to be accidental.

并认定他的死亡为意外。

Still, one can't help but wonder 短語搭配

尽管如此，人们还是不禁纳闷，

how the No Frills Supermarket managed to go so long 語法

No Frills Supermarket 怎么能这么长时间

without discovering the body.

都没有发现这具尸体。

It's creepy to think that the employees

一想到员工们

probably continued to utilize the storage space

可能一直在使用这个储物空间，

while not realizing

却没有意识到

that there was a dead coworker lying beneath them.

下面躺着一名死去的同事，真是令人毛骨悚然。

How, throughout the span of many years,

在这么多年里，怎么会

did they never once think

他们竟然一次也没有想过

to check or clean the space back there?

去检查或清理一下后面的那个空间？

How could a body just remain unfound

一具尸体怎么会

in a public space for so long?

在公共场所这么长时间没被发现？

The eerie component to this story

这个故事的诡异之处

may be the thought that this can indeed happen,

也许在于让人想到这种事确实可能发生，

and if it occurred for Mario Moncada,

既然它能发生在 Mario Moncada 身上，

it can happen to you, too.

也可能发生在你身上。

So then,

那么，

you might wonder if this has happened anywhere else.

你可能会好奇这是否在其他地方也发生过。

People are reported missing all the time.

失踪人口的报告无时无刻不在发生。

So, how many bodies remain unfound

那么，有多少尸体仍未被发现，

in the most obvious of places? 語法

隐藏在最显眼的地方？

At your local grocery store,

在你当地的杂货店、

your favorite novelty shop,

你最喜欢的新奇品店、

a restaurant you frequently visit.

或者你经常光顾的餐厅。

For the Iowa No Frills Supermarket,

对爱荷华州的 No Frills Supermarket 来说，

this was certainly the case.

确乎如此。

Shoppers innocently frequented the store for years,

顾客们多年来若无其事地光顾这家店，

blissfully unaware 短語搭配

浑然不知

that death hid behind the coolers in the back room. 習語

死亡就藏在后屋的冷柜后面。

You see this type of story on crime shows and mystery thrillers,

你在犯罪节目和悬疑惊悚片中会看到这类故事，

but you never anticipate

但你绝不会预料到

that something like this could be brought so close to home. 習語

类似的事情竟会离你如此之近。

For this reason,

正因为如此，

Mario Moncada's father, Victor Mario,

Mario Moncada 的父亲 Victor Mario

demanded answers.

要求得到一个交代。

It's understandable that he would be just as baffled

完全可以理解他会一样感到困惑，

over the situation

对这整个情况

as anyone else.

感到不解。

And even more so 短語搭配

而且更甚的是，

since he was directly related to the victim.

因为他是受害者的直系亲属。

The grieving father,

这位悲痛欲绝的父亲，

suffering tremendous pain over the loss,

承受着失去儿子的巨大痛苦，

asked the question,

提出了这样一个问题：

"How can a body just be there undetected?"

“一具尸体怎么会就那么放在那里没被发现？”

Investigators described the situation

调查人员将这种情况描述为

as being very unique,

至少可以说是

to say the least. 習語

非常特殊。

The store continued to run for seven long years

在 Mario Moncada 致命失踪后，

after Mario Moncada's fatal disappearance.

超市继续营业了整整七年。

It only just closed its doors in 2016, 習語

它直到2016年才关门，

three years before his body was uncovered.

也就是他遗体被发现的三年前。

Perhaps after hearing this story,

也许听完这个故事后，

you may never walk into a supermarket

你再走进超市时，

the same way again.

感觉将大不相同。

It's hard to think about

这让人难以细想，

and spooky enough to make your skin crawl. 習語

阴森得足以让人起鸡皮疙瘩。

Yet it teaches a ghastly lesson

然而它也传达了一个可怕的教训，

that tragedy can lurk in the shadows 習語

即悲剧可能潜伏在

of everyday mundane life.

枯燥日常生活的阴影中。

And there is another lesson to be learned

还有另一个教训值得我们汲取，

from the events

从那些事件中，

that led to Moncada's disappearance

那些导致 Moncada 失踪

and death.

和死亡的事件。

That is,

那就是，

the problems associated with his mental health

与他心理健康相关的问题，

that pushed him to run away from home

促使他离家出走，

in the first place 短語搭配

首当其冲地，

and act in irrational ways.

并且做出不理智的行为。

Heading out amid a snowstorm 語法

在暴风雪中跑出家门，

without being properly equipped with shoes

却没有妥当穿上鞋子

or socks,

或袜子。

we here at the Infographics Show

我们在 The Infographics Show 团队，

believe in the vitality of mental health.

深信心理健康至关重要。

And if you or someone you know

如果你或你认识的人

struggles from anxiety or cognitive disturbance, 短語搭配

正在受焦虑或认知障碍的困扰，

you should seek help right away.

你应该立即寻求帮助。

Your mental health is as important as your physical health

你的心理健康与身体健康同样重要，

and should be taken just as seriously.

应当受到同等的重视。

There's nothing shameful about receiving help, 語法

接受帮助并没有什么可耻的，

and we strongly encourage it.

我们强烈建议大家这样做。

The circumstances surrounding the death of Mario Moncada

围绕 Mario Moncada 死亡的情况

are unfortunate and mysterious.

不幸且充满谜团。

One can't help but wonder

人们不禁想知道，

what he must have experienced or felt

他必然经历或感受到了什么，

during his final hours.

在他生命的最后几个小时里。

Though grim,

尽管残酷，

one can only hope that when he fell,

我们只能希望他跌倒时，

he landed on his head

是头部着地

and died instantaneously,

并且当场毙命，

because at least that would have been a far better fate

因为这至少比他可能遭遇的其他命运

than what could have transpired against him. 用詞

要好得多。

Namely, 表達脈絡

也就是说，

being consumed by the fear

被恐惧吞噬，

and awareness of being trapped.

以及清醒地意识到自己被困住了。

Since the autopsy of his body

既然对他的尸检

could not find an exact cause of death,

无法确定确切的死因，

there is no way to know for certain 短語搭配

也就无从确切知晓

what went on behind those coolers 短語動詞

在那些冷柜后面到底发生了什么，

during the time.

在那段时间里。

All we know for sure 語法

我们唯一确知的是，

is that it went on under the noses 習語

这一切就发生在

of those working and shopping

那些在 No Frills Supermarket

at that No Frills Supermarket,

工作和购物的人们的眼皮底下，

and this is a grisly reality

这是一个令人毛骨悚然的残酷现实，

that won't soon be forgotten.

短期内不会被遗忘。

How do you feel about this story?

你对这个故事有什么感觉？

Why do you think

你认为为什么

no one thought to look behind the coolers

没任何人想到要去冷柜后面查看

for 10 years?

整整 10 年的时间？

Let us know in the comments.

请在评论区告诉我们。

Also,

此外，

be sure to check out our other video.

一定要看看我们的其他视频：

These missing people were mysteriously found alive.

《这些失踪者离奇生还》。

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感谢收看。

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