這對食人魔夫婦真的吃了30個人嗎？：英語精讀講義

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

今天，我們將為俄羅斯連環殺手惡人榜再添一筆。

But this episode is somewhat different

但這一集有些不同，

as it's a very recent case.

因為這是一個非常近期的案件。

While we've featured Russia before in this murky series

雖然我們之前在這個黑暗系列中介紹過俄羅斯，

with the story of the Chessboard Killer,

講述了棋盤殺手的故事，

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

我們還在「食人島」那一集中談到過俄羅斯的食人事件。

But those people on the latter island of death

但後者的死亡之島上的那些人，

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

是出於極度的飢餓，

and desperation.

和絕望才互相殘食的。

While the couple in this video

而本影片中的這對夫婦，

could be said to be the strangest 文法

可以說得上是我們談論過的最離奇，

and most sadistic people we've ever talked about.

也是最殘忍的人。

Without further ado, 片語搭配

廢話不多說，

welcome to this episode of The Infographics Show,

歡迎收看本期The Infographics Show：

Russia's horrific cannibal couple.

俄羅斯恐怖的食人夫婦。

Let's get right down to it. 片語動詞

讓我們直入主題吧。

On September 26th, 2017,

2017年9月26日，

Time Magazine ran a headline that went, 用詞

《時代》雜誌刊登了這樣一則標題：

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

「一對俄羅斯食人夫婦可能吃掉了多達30人，」

investigators say.

調查人員稱。

The accompanying video told us,

隨附的影片告訴我們：

"A Russian couple is accused of sedating,

「一對俄羅斯夫婦被指控使用鎮靜劑、

skinning alive,

活剝皮，

and eating parts of as many as 30 people."

並吃掉了多達30人的身體部位。」

Over in Russia,

而在俄羅斯那邊，

RT started a headline with,

RT（今日俄羅斯）的頭條標題是：

"Selfies with human remains." 用詞

「與人類遺骸的自拍」。

But how did the story develop?

但這個故事是如何發展的？

Who were the couple?

這對夫婦是誰？

How long were they active,

他們活躍了多長時間，

and what happened to them?

他們後來怎麼樣了？

This all started when a road crew in Russia

這一切始於俄羅斯的一個道路施工隊，

found a phone on the roadside.

在路邊發現了一部手機。

Of course,

當然，

they were a bit nosy

他們有些好奇，

and so decided to look at the gallery.

所以決定看看相簿。

What they found was disturbing

他們發現的內容，

to say the least. 慣用語

退一步說，令人毛骨悚然。

The Washington Post tells us,

《華盛頓郵報》告訴我們：

"Those guys did some swiping

「那些人滑動了幾下螢幕，

and discovered photos of a man

發現了一名男子的照片，

with different parts of a dismembered human body

該男子將一具被肢解的人體的不同部位

in his mouth."

叼在嘴裡。」

They immediately contacted the authorities.

他們立即聯繫了當局。

This was September 11th,

那天是9月11日，

2017.

2017年。

The man and his wife were Natalia Baksheeva,

這對夫婦是娜塔莉亞·巴克舍耶娃，

42,

42歲，

and Dmitri Baksheev,

以及德米特里·巴克舍耶夫，

35.

35歲。

They lived at a military academy

他們住在

in the city of Krasnodar,

克拉斯諾達爾市的一所軍事學院裡，

which is around 5 hours away

距離索契市

from the city of Sochi.

大約5小時車程。

Sochi is a medium-sized city

索契是一座中型城市，

on the coast of the Black Sea

位於俄羅斯南部

in southern Russia.

黑海沿岸。

There are reports that some of the human meat

有報導稱，他們製作的一些人肉

they made may have even been served up 片語動詞

甚至可能曾提供給

to the people at that military base,

那個軍事基地的人食用，

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

但我們稍後再談這個問題。

The couple was quick to admit 片語搭配

這對夫婦很快承認了

what they had done,

他們的所作所為，

although the BBC tells us

儘管BBC告訴我們，

that a body of at least one person

至少有一名受害者的屍體

was found at the base where they lived.

是在他們居住的基地被發現的。

The couple told the cops

這對夫婦告訴警察，

they had killed as many as 30 folks.

他們已經殺害了多達30人。

The BBC writes in the second paragraph,

BBC在第二段中寫道：

"Police confirmed a number of food and meat items

「警方證實，一些食物和肉類物品，

discovered at their home

是在他們家中發現的，

were now being tested for human DNA." 文法

目前正在接受人類DNA檢測。」

Then below that,

然後在那下面寫著：

"Caution,

「警告，

contains graphic content." 用詞

內含血腥畫面。」

It said a dismembered body

報導稱一具被肢解的屍體

was found at their apartment,

在他們的公寓裡被發現，

which in pictures and videos

在照片和影片中，那個公寓

is about as messy as an apartment could get. 文法

簡直是亂到了極點。

What's worse, 表達脈絡

更糟糕的是，

of course,

當然，

is what else was found there,

是那裡發現的其他東西，

including a photo that was widely published

包括一張被廣泛刊登的照片，

of what looks like human remains

看起來像是裝在一個罐子裡的

that had been pickled inside a jar.

被醃製的人類遺骸。

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

還有些遺骸沒有經過醃製。

The Investigative Committee of Krasnodar Territory

克拉斯諾達爾邊疆區偵查委員會

were quick to issue a statement saying,

很快發表聲明說：

"Food fragments and frozen meat pieces

「在廚房裡查獲了來源不明的

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

食物碎片和冷凍肉塊。」

It said the couple lured folks

聲明稱，這對夫婦在交友網站上

to their place after finding them

找到目標後，將人們誘騙

on dating sites.

到他們的住處。

If you look at the couple,

如果你看看這對夫婦，

the man is lean and fairly muscular,

男的很精瘦，肌肉也算發達，

and older photos show him looking

早期的照片顯示他看起來

like a man not to be messed with. 慣用語

像是個不好惹的男人。

One photo of Dmitri shows a mean-looking guy

德米特里的一張照片顯示一個長相凶狠的傢伙，

with strong arms holding a hammer 文化背景

用強壯的手臂拿著錘子

and a sickle,

和鐮刀，

a kind of real-life rendition

就像是現實版演繹的

of the Soviet flag.

蘇聯國旗。

The wife,

而妻子，

certainly in her younger years,

當然在她年輕的時候，

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,

這對夫婦的一個朋友後來接受了採訪，

and she said,

她說，

"If you put them side by side,

「如果你把他們放在一起，

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

他們看起來就像美女與野獸。」

It's thought they had been killing 文法

據認為他們已經殺人

for around two decades.

大約二十年了。

The BBC writes,

BBC寫道：

"One photograph is dated December 28th,

「有一張照片的日期是12月28日，

1999,

1999年，

and appears to show a human head

似乎顯示了一個人頭

on a serving plate with fruit."

和水果一起放在餐盤上。」

Apparently,

顯然，

that was served for Christmas dinner.

那是作為聖誕晚餐上桌的。

The couple,

據報導，

it's reported,

這對夫婦

used the tranquilizer Corvalol

使用鎮靜劑柯瓦羅爾

to sedate their victims.

來麻醉受害者。

Then the victims would be killed,

然後受害者會被殺害，

and the couple would go to work 片語動詞

接著這對夫婦就會開始處理

on their body parts.

他們的屍塊。

This, at least,

至少，

is what investigators believe they did.

這是調查人員認為他們的作案手法。

The story is not all that clear. 文法

故事並非完全清晰。

One of the couple's neighbors told the press

這對夫婦的一位鄰居告訴媒體，

that she had not noticed anything unusual

她沒有注意到他們有任何異常

about them,

的地方，

only that Natalia had started drinking more heavily

只知道娜塔莉亞在失去醫務工作後，

after she lost her job as a medical worker.

開始酗酒。

She said Dmitri was a construction worker.

她說德米特里是個建築工人。

As we said,

正如我們所說，

the couple admitted to their crimes quickly,

這對夫婦很快承認了他們的罪行，

but still serial killers can't

但連環殺手的話不能

always be taken at their word. 慣用語

總是全信。

Investigations did reveal

調查確實顯示，

that the number 30 could well have been real 文法

30這個數字很可能是真實的，

as the police found at least 19

因為警方在他們的公寓周圍

bits of flayed skin around their apartment.

至少發現了19塊被剝下的人皮。

Police also found disturbing photos,

警方還發現了令人不安的照片，

one of which shows the decapitated head

其中一張顯示了一名男子的斷頭，

of a man with his hand

他的手

stuffed into his mouth.

被塞進了自己的嘴裡。

The police also found a homemade video titled,

警方還發現了一段名為，

"Video Lessons for Cannibals."

「食人者影片教學」的自製影片。

But this information was all in the initial reports,

但這資訊全都在最初的報導中，

and then the media went quiet. 慣用語

隨後媒體便陷入了沉默。

This is surprising,

這很令人驚訝，

given the extent of the crimes. 文法

考慮到犯罪的嚴重程度。

Little by little, 片語搭配

漸漸地，

other reports did emerge,

其他報導確實出現了，

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.

包括殺手們接吻和擁抱的照片。

The Russian media talked about the last of the victims,

俄羅斯媒體談到了最後一名受害者，

who was a 35-year-old waitress

她是一名35歲的女服務員，

by the name of Elena Vashrusheva.

名叫埃琳娜·瓦什魯舍娃。

Apparently,

顯然，

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

那個年輕女子是因為據稱與德米特里調情後，

after she had allegedly flirted with Dmitri. 用詞

在被嫉妒引發的暴怒中被謀殺的。

Some reports said that inside jail,

有報導稱，在監獄裡，

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

德米特里曾抱怨無法見到他的妻子，

a person who he dearly loved.

一個他深愛的人。

"It's obvious that he loves his wife

「很明顯，他非常愛他的妻子

very much and worries about her,"

並且很擔心她，」

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

一位人權活動家在為德米特里辯護時說道。

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

隨後有報導稱，這對夫婦撤回了他們的供詞，

saying they hadn't killed as many people.

說他們沒有殺過那麼多人。

Moreover,

此外，

they denied eating people.

他們否認吃人。

The same activist told the press,

同一位活動家告訴媒體，

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

「德米特里聽說報紙稱他和他的妻子娜塔莉亞為食人族。

I would not say that he was angry.

我不會說他生氣了。

His reaction was more melancholic,

他的反應更多是憂鬱，

but he fully denies having eaten human meat." 文法

但他完全否認吃過人肉。」

Hmm.

嗯。

So, what about that head on a platter

那麼，餐盤上的那個頭

and the human remains around the house?

以及房子周圍的人類遺骸怎麼解釋呢？

RT reports that Dmitri had told a story to police

RT報導稱，德米特里曾向警方講述過一個故事，

wherein he had found a dismembered body in a forest.

在故事中他在森林裡發現了一具被肢解的屍體。

Of course,

當然，

instead of telling authorities,

他沒有向當局報告，

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

而是做了一件「平常」的事：把它帶回了家。

He then photographed himself with the head

然後他拍下了自己拿著那顆頭，

and also holding a bunch of other body parts

還拿著一堆其他身體部位的照片，

and putting some parts in his mouth.

並把一些部位放進嘴裡。

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

這就是為什麼在德米特里可能遺失那部手機後，

after Dmitri had presumably lost that phone.

這些照片最終落入了工人們的手中。

Later,

後來，

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

更多報導稱，一個名叫安吉爾的男子，

a handsome hunk by all accounts, 片語搭配

大家都說他是個英俊的猛男，

had been part of the gruesome murders.

也參與了這些駭人聽聞的謀殺。

It said he was the lure for lonely women

據說他是用來誘騙

looking at dating websites.

瀏覽交友網站的孤獨女性的誘餌。

He denied this,

他否認了這一點，

and it seems he was never charged. 用詞

而且似乎他從未被起訴。

Fast forward to August 2018, 表達脈絡

時間快轉到2018年8月，

and Britain's popular tabloid newspaper,

英國熱門小報，

The Daily Mail,

《每日郵報》，

reported that psychiatrists had declared that Natalia was sane.

報導說精神科醫生已宣布娜塔莉亞精神正常。

That wasn't too long before we wrote this,

那距離我們寫這篇文章沒多久，

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

《郵報》報導說調查仍在進行中。

Russian authorities have said they are still collecting evidence,

俄羅斯當局表示，他們仍在收集證據，

and as yet, 片語搭配

到目前為止，

they are not willing to say

他們不願意說

that the couple were mass murderers

這對夫婦是殺害多人的兇手，

or even that they ate their victims.

甚至不願意說他們吃掉了受害者。

That was the latest report we could find.

那是我們能找到的最新報導。

So,

所以，

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

我們有一部手機，裡面有被肢解的屍體

starring in selfies with Dmitri.

與德米特里同框自拍的照片。

We have a confession of around 30 murders

我們有一份約30起謀殺案的認罪聲明，

and then a retraction.

然後又撤回了。

We have pickled body parts

我們有被醃製的身體部位，

and 19 bits of human skin.

和19塊人皮。

We have the dead body of a woman

我們有一具女人的屍體，

and a head on a platter

和一個擺在餐盤上，

decorated with lots of oranges.

用許多柳橙裝飾的頭顱。

But,

但是，

you also have a friend of the couple

你也有這對夫婦的一位朋友

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

站出來說德米特里是個性格平和的人，

and eating people just wasn't his style. 慣用語

吃人絕對不是他的作風。

She added that it could be like him to find 文法

她補充說，發現一具屍體

a dead body and take some pictures

然後和它的各個部位拍些照片，

with its various parts.

倒像是他會做的事。

Apparently,

顯然，

Dmitri must have been a bit of a joker, 講解

德米特里肯定是個愛開玩笑的人，

albeit one with a warped sense of humor. 文法

儘管是個有著扭曲幽默感的人。

So,

那麼，

we'll turn this over to you now 片語動詞

我們現在把問題拋給你們，

and ask you one question.

問你們一個問題。

What do you think happened here?

你們認為這裡發生了什麼事？

Let us know in the comments.

請在留言區告訴我們。

Also,

此外，

be sure to check out our other video,

一定要看看我們的另一段影片，

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

「美國試圖除掉菲德爾·卡斯楚的瘋狂方式。」

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感謝觀看，

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一如既往，

don't forget to like,

別忘了按讚、

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並訂閱。

See you next time.

下次見。