法国八人因参与教师谋杀案被定罪

Eight Convicted in France for Role in Teacher’s Murder

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刘立军供稿

Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. How many people were sentenced to jail for their involvement in the murder?

A. Five.

B. Six.

C. Seven.

D. Eight.

Q2. What was the maximum sentence given to those convicted in the trial?

A. 10 years in jail.

B. 12 years in jail.

C. 14 years in jail.

D. 16 years in jail.

Q3. What can be inferred about the nature of the support provided to the killer?

A. It was solely financial.

B. It was only moral support.

C. It included both moral and material support.

D. It was limited to providing weapons.

Q4. What was the role of Brahim Chnina in the events leading to the teacher’s murder?

A. He was the schoolteacher who was murdered.

B. He was the father of a schoolgirl who initiated an online campaign against the teacher.

C. He provided moral support to the killer.

D. He was one of the friends who helped the killer buy weapons.

Q5. What was Abdelhakim Sefrioui’s involvement in the case?

A. He was a radical Islamic activist who helped Chnina.

B. He was the Islamist killer who was shot dead by police.

C. He was the schoolteacher who was murdered.

D. He was one of the four people sharing messages on a radical chat line.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

Eight Convicted in France for Role in Teacher's Murder

(Q1) A French court has convicted eight people for their part in helping the Islamist killer of a schoolteacher, Samuel Paty, four years ago. (Q2) They were sentenced to up to 16 years in jail. Hugh Schofield reports from Paris. In the absence of the killer who was shot dead by police at the scene. (Q3) This trial was of people who, it was claimed, provided him with support, moral or material. (Q4) Among these are Brahim Chnina, the father of a schoolgirl whose lies about Paty’s freedom of speech class triggered the dreadful chain of events. Chnina started an online campaign against the teacher (Q5) and enlisted the help of a radical Islamic activist, Abdelhakim Sefrioui, who was also now being convicted. Two friends of the killer who are with him when he bought weapons were also found guilty, as were four people with whom he shared messages on a radical chat line.

sentence v. 宣判，判刑

dreadful adj. 可怕的，糟糕的

Part III. KEY

Q1. D.【解析】细节题。根据“A French court has convicted eight people for their part in helping the Islamist killer of a schoolteacher, Samuel Paty, four years ago.”，可知有8个人因参与帮助杀手而被判刑。因此答案是D。

Q2. D.【解析】细节题。根据“They were sentenced to up to 16 years in jail.”，可知此次被定罪的人中，最长的刑期是16年监禁。因此答案是D。

Q3. C.【解析】推理题。根据：“This trial was of people who, it was claimed, provided him with support, moral or material.”，可知被审判的这些人为凶手提供的支持既包括了道德支持也包括了物质支持。因此答案是C。

Q4. B.【解析】细节题。根据“Among these are Brahim Chnina, the father of a schoolgirl whose lies about Paty’s freedom of speech class triggered the dreadful chain of events. Shenina started an online campaign against the teacher.”，可知Brahim Chnina是一个女学生的父亲，他发起了反对该教师的网络运动。因此答案是B。

Q5. A.【解析】细节题。根据“and enlisted the help of a radical Islamic activist, Abdelhakim Sefrioui, who was also now being convicted.”，可知Sefrioui是一个激进的伊斯兰活动分子，他帮助了Shenina。因此答案是A。

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