这对食人魔夫妇真的吃了30个人吗？：英语精读讲义

Today we're adding to Russia's serial killer hall of infamy. 習語

今天，我们将为俄罗斯连环杀手恶人榜再添一笔。

But this episode is somewhat different

但这一集有些不同，

as it's a very recent case.

因为这是一个非常近期的案件。

While we've featured Russia before in this murky series

虽然我们之前在这个黑暗系列中介绍过俄罗斯，

with the story of the Chessboard Killer,

讲述了棋盘杀手的故事，

we've also talked about Russian cannibalism in our episode Cannibal Island.

我们还在“食人岛”那一集中谈到过俄罗斯的食人事件。

But those people on the latter island of death

但后者的死亡之岛上的那些人，

resorted to eating each other out of sheer starvation 短語搭配

是出于极度的饥饿，

and desperation.

和绝望才互相残食的。

While the couple in this video

而本视频中的这对夫妇，

could be said to be the strangest 語法

可以说得上是我们谈论过的最离奇，

and most sadistic people we've ever talked about.

也是最残忍的人。

Without further ado, 短語搭配

废话不多说，

welcome to this episode of The Infographics Show,

欢迎收看本期The Infographics Show：

Russia's horrific cannibal couple.

俄罗斯恐怖的食人夫妇。

Let's get right down to it. 短語動詞

让我们直入主题吧。

On September 26th, 2017,

2017年9月26日，

Time Magazine ran a headline that went, 用詞

《时代》周刊刊登了这样一则标题：

"A Russian cannibal couple may have eaten up to 30 people," 短語搭配

“一对俄罗斯食人夫妇可能吃掉了多达30人，”

investigators say.

调查人员称。

The accompanying video told us,

随附的视频告诉我们：

"A Russian couple is accused of sedating,

“一对俄罗斯夫妇被指控使用镇静剂、

skinning alive,

活剥皮，

and eating parts of as many as 30 people."

并吃掉了多达30人的身体部位。”

Over in Russia,

而在俄罗斯那边，

RT started a headline with,

RT（今日俄罗斯）的头条标题是：

"Selfies with human remains." 用詞

“与人类遗骸的自拍”。

But how did the story develop?

但这个故事是如何发展的？

Who were the couple?

这对夫妇是谁？

How long were they active,

他们活跃了多长时间，

and what happened to them?

他们后来怎么样了？

This all started when a road crew in Russia

这一切始于俄罗斯的一个道路施工队，

found a phone on the roadside.

在路边发现了一部手机。

Of course,

当然，

they were a bit nosy

他们有些好奇，

and so decided to look at the gallery.

所以决定看看相册。

What they found was disturbing

他们发现的内容，

to say the least. 習語

退一步说，令人毛骨悚然。

The Washington Post tells us,

《华盛顿邮报》告诉我们：

"Those guys did some swiping

“那些人滑动了几下屏幕，

and discovered photos of a man

发现了一名男子的照片，

with different parts of a dismembered human body

该男子将一具被肢解的人体的不同部位

in his mouth."

叼在嘴里。”

They immediately contacted the authorities.

他们立即联系了当局。

This was September 11th,

那天是9月11日，

2017.

2017年。

The man and his wife were Natalia Baksheeva,

这对夫妇是娜塔莉亚·巴克舍耶娃，

42,

42岁，

and Dmitri Baksheev,

以及德米特里·巴克舍耶夫，

35.

35岁。

They lived at a military academy

他们住在

in the city of Krasnodar,

克拉斯诺达尔市的一所军事学院里，

which is around 5 hours away

距离索契市

from the city of Sochi.

大约5小时车程。

Sochi is a medium-sized city

索契是一座中型城市，

on the coast of the Black Sea

位于俄罗斯南部

in southern Russia.

黑海沿岸。

There are reports that some of the human meat

有报道称，他们制作的一些人肉

they made may have even been served up 短語動詞

甚至可能曾提供给

to the people at that military base,

那个军事基地的人食用，

but we'll get around to that later. 短語動詞

但我们稍后再谈这个问题。

The couple was quick to admit 短語搭配

这对夫妇很快承认了

what they had done,

他们的所作所为，

although the BBC tells us

尽管BBC告诉我们，

that a body of at least one person

至少有一名受害者的尸体

was found at the base where they lived.

是在他们居住的基地被发现的。

The couple told the cops

这对夫妇告诉警察，

they had killed as many as 30 folks.

他们已经杀害了多达30人。

The BBC writes in the second paragraph,

BBC在第二段中写道：

"Police confirmed a number of food and meat items

“警方证实，一些食物和肉类物品，

discovered at their home

是在他们家中发现的，

were now being tested for human DNA." 語法

目前正在接受人类DNA检测。”

Then below that,

然后在那下面写着：

"Caution,

“警告，

contains graphic content." 用詞

包含引起不适的内容。”

It said a dismembered body

报道称一具被肢解的尸体

was found at their apartment,

在他们的公寓里被发现，

which in pictures and videos

在照片和视频中，那个公寓

is about as messy as an apartment could get. 語法

简直是乱到了极点。

What's worse, 表達脈絡

更糟糕的是，

of course,

当然，

is what else was found there,

是那里发现的其他东西，

including a photo that was widely published

包括一张被广泛刊登的照片，

of what looks like human remains

看起来像是装在一个罐子里的

that had been pickled inside a jar.

被腌制的人类遗骸。

Some remains had not been subjected to pickling. 短語搭配

还有些遗骸没有经过腌制。

The Investigative Committee of Krasnodar Territory

克拉斯诺达尔边疆区侦查委员会

were quick to issue a statement saying,

很快发表声明说：

"Food fragments and frozen meat pieces

“在厨房里查获了来源不明的

of unknown origin were seized in the kitchen." 短語搭配

食物碎片和冷冻肉块。”

It said the couple lured folks

声明称，这对夫妇在约会网站上

to their place after finding them

找到目标后，将人们诱骗

on dating sites.

到他们的住处。

If you look at the couple,

如果你看看这对夫妇，

the man is lean and fairly muscular,

男的很精瘦，肌肉也算发达，

and older photos show him looking

早期的照片显示他看起来

like a man not to be messed with. 習語

像是个不好惹的男人。

One photo of Dmitri shows a mean-looking guy

德米特里的一张照片显示一个长相凶狠的家伙，

with strong arms holding a hammer 文化背景

用强壮的手臂拿着锤子

and a sickle,

和镰刀，

a kind of real-life rendition

就像是现实版演绎的

of the Soviet flag.

苏联国旗。

The wife,

而妻子，

certainly in her younger years,

当然在她年轻的时候，

would definitely attract a lot of men.

肯定能吸引很多男人。

One of the couple's friends was later interviewed,

这对夫妇的一个朋友后来接受了采访，

and she said,

她说，

"If you put them side by side,

“如果你把他们放在一起，

they look like the Beauty and the Beast." 文化背景

他们看起来就像美女与野兽。”

It's thought they had been killing 語法

据认为他们已经杀人

for around two decades.

大约二十年了。

The BBC writes,

BBC写道：

"One photograph is dated December 28th,

“有一张照片的日期是12月28日，

1999,

1999年，

and appears to show a human head

似乎显示了一个人头

on a serving plate with fruit."

和水果一起放在餐盘上。”

Apparently,

显然，

that was served for Christmas dinner.

那是作为圣诞晚餐上桌的。

The couple,

据报道，

it's reported,

这对夫妇

used the tranquilizer Corvalol

使用镇静剂柯瓦罗尔

to sedate their victims.

来麻醉受害者。

Then the victims would be killed,

然后受害者会被杀害，

and the couple would go to work 短語動詞

接着这对夫妇就会开始处理

on their body parts.

他们的身体部位。

This, at least,

至少，

is what investigators believe they did.

这是调查人员认为他们的作案手法。

The story is not all that clear. 語法

故事并非完全清晰。

One of the couple's neighbors told the press

这对夫妇的一位邻居告诉媒体，

that she had not noticed anything unusual

她没有注意到他们有任何异常

about them,

的地方，

only that Natalia had started drinking more heavily

只知道娜塔莉亚在失去医务工作后，

after she lost her job as a medical worker.

开始酗酒。

She said Dmitri was a construction worker.

她说德米特里是个建筑工人。

As we said,

正如我们所说，

the couple admitted to their crimes quickly,

这对夫妇很快承认了他们的罪行，

but still serial killers can't

但连环杀手的话不能

always be taken at their word. 習語

总是全信。

Investigations did reveal

调查确实显示，

that the number 30 could well have been real 語法

30这个数字很可能是真实的，

as the police found at least 19

因为警方在他们的公寓周围

bits of flayed skin around their apartment.

至少发现了19块被剥下的人皮。

Police also found disturbing photos,

警方还发现了令人不安的照片，

one of which shows the decapitated head

其中一张显示了一名男子的断头，

of a man with his hand

他的手

stuffed into his mouth.

被塞进了自己的嘴里。

The police also found a homemade video titled,

警方还发现了一段名为，

"Video Lessons for Cannibals."

“食人者视频教程”的自制视频。

But this information was all in the initial reports,

但这信息全都在最初的报道中，

and then the media went quiet. 習語

随后媒体便陷入了沉默。

This is surprising,

这很令人惊讶，

given the extent of the crimes. 語法

考虑到犯罪的严重程度。

Little by little, 短語搭配

渐渐地，

other reports did emerge,

其他报道确实出现了，

such as stories containing more photos,

比如包含更多照片的故事，

including the killers kissing and wrapped in an embrace.

包括杀手们接吻和拥抱的照片。

The Russian media talked about the last of the victims,

俄罗斯媒体谈到了最后一名受害者，

who was a 35-year-old waitress

她是一名35岁的女服务员，

by the name of Elena Vashrusheva.

名叫埃琳娜·瓦什鲁舍娃。

Apparently,

显然，

that young woman was murdered in a fit of jealous rage 短語搭配

那个年轻女子是因为据称与德米特里调情后，

after she had allegedly flirted with Dmitri. 用詞

在被嫉妒引发的暴怒中被谋杀的。

Some reports said that inside jail,

有报道称，在监狱里，

Dmitri had complained about not being able to see his wife,

德米特里曾抱怨无法见到他的妻子，

a person who he dearly loved.

一个他深爱的人。

"It's obvious that he loves his wife

“很明显，他非常爱他的妻子

very much and worries about her,"

并且很担心她，”

said one human rights activist in Dmitri's defense. 短語搭配

一位人权活动家在为德米特里辩护时说道。

It was then reported that the couple had retracted their statements, 短語搭配

随后有报道称，这对夫妇撤回了他们的供词，

saying they hadn't killed as many people.

说他们没有杀过那么多人。

Moreover,

此外，

they denied eating people.

他们否认吃人。

The same activist told the press,

同一位活动家告诉媒体，

"Dmitri has heard that the newspapers have called him and his wife Natalia cannibals.

“德米特里听说报纸称他和他的妻子娜塔莉亚为食人族。

I would not say that he was angry.

我不会说他生气了。

His reaction was more melancholic,

他的反应更多是忧郁，

but he fully denies having eaten human meat." 語法

但他完全否认吃过人肉。”

Hmm.

嗯。

So, what about that head on a platter

那么，餐盘上的那个头

and the human remains around the house?

以及房子周围的人类遗骸怎么解释呢？

RT reports that Dmitri had told a story to police

RT报道称，德米特里曾向警方讲述过一个故事，

wherein he had found a dismembered body in a forest.

在故事中他在森林里发现了一具被肢解的尸体。

Of course,

当然，

instead of telling authorities,

他没有向当局报告，

he did the normal thing and took it home. 語氣意圖

而是做了一件“平常”的事：把它带回了家。

He then photographed himself with the head

然后他拍下了自己拿着那颗头，

and also holding a bunch of other body parts

还拿着一堆其他身体部位的照片，

and putting some parts in his mouth.

并把一些部位放进嘴里。

That's how these photos ended up in the hands of workmen

这就是为什么在德米特里可能丢失那部手机后，

after Dmitri had presumably lost that phone.

这些照片最终落入了工人们的手中。

Later,

后来，

more reports said that a man who went by the name of Angel, 短語動詞

更多报道称，一个名叫安吉尔的男子，

a handsome hunk by all accounts, 短語搭配

大家都说他是个英俊的猛男，

had been part of the gruesome murders.

也参与了这些骇人听闻的谋杀。

It said he was the lure for lonely women

据说他是用来诱骗

looking at dating websites.

浏览约会网站的孤独女性的诱饵。

He denied this,

他否认了这一点，

and it seems he was never charged. 用詞

而且似乎他从未被起诉。

Fast forward to August 2018, 表達脈絡

时间快进到2018年8月，

and Britain's popular tabloid newspaper,

英国热门小报，

The Daily Mail,

《每日邮报》，

reported that psychiatrists had declared that Natalia was sane.

报道说精神科医生已宣布娜塔莉亚精神正常。

That wasn't too long before we wrote this,

那距离我们写这篇文章没多久，

and the Mail reports that the investigation is ongoing. 短語搭配

《邮报》报道说调查仍在进行中。

Russian authorities have said they are still collecting evidence,

俄罗斯当局表示，他们仍在收集证据，

and as yet, 短語搭配

到目前为止，

they are not willing to say

他们不愿意说

that the couple were mass murderers

这对夫妇是杀害多人的凶手，

or even that they ate their victims.

甚至不愿意说他们吃掉了受害者。

That was the latest report we could find.

那是我们能找到的最新报道。

So,

所以，

we have a phone with pictures of a dismembered body 表達脈絡

我们有一部手机，里面有被肢解的尸体

starring in selfies with Dmitri.

与德米特里同框自拍的照片。

We have a confession of around 30 murders

我们有一份约30起谋杀案的认罪声明，

and then a retraction.

然后又撤回了。

We have pickled body parts

我们有被腌制的身体部位，

and 19 bits of human skin.

和19块人皮。

We have the dead body of a woman

我们有一具女人的尸体，

and a head on a platter

和一个摆在餐盘上，

decorated with lots of oranges.

用许多橙子装饰的头颅。

But,

但是，

you also have a friend of the couple

你也有这对夫妇的一位朋友

coming out and saying Dmitri was an even-minded guy 短語動詞

站出来说德米特里是个性格平和的人，

and eating people just wasn't his style. 習語

吃人绝对不是他的作风。

She added that it could be like him to find 語法

她补充说，发现一具尸体

a dead body and take some pictures

然后和它的各个部位拍些照片，

with its various parts.

倒像是他会做的事。

Apparently,

显然，

Dmitri must have been a bit of a joker, 講解

德米特里肯定是个爱开玩笑的人，

albeit one with a warped sense of humor. 語法

尽管是个有着扭曲幽默感的人。

So,

那么，

we'll turn this over to you now 短語動詞

我们现在把问题抛给你们，

and ask you one question.

问你们一个问题。

What do you think happened here?

你们认为这里发生了什么？

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,

一定要看看我们的另一段视频，

"Insane Ways the US Tried to Take Out Fidel Castro."

“美国试图除掉菲德尔·卡斯特罗的疯狂方式。”

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感谢观看，

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