中英對照讀新聞》Germany: woman arrested for shutting roommate’s ventilator德國：女子因關閉室友的人工呼吸器被捕

◎周虹汶

A 72-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly switched off a hospital roommate’s ventilator - twice - because she was annoyed by the sound it made, authorities in Germany said Thursday.

德國當局週四表示，一名72歲女子據稱關掉醫院同房病人一台人工呼吸器2次，因為她被它製造的聲音惹惱，隨後被捕。

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The woman was jailed on suspicion of attempted manslaughter following the incident at a hospital in the southwestern city of Mannheim on Tuesday evening.

在這起週二晚間發生於西南部曼海姆市一家醫院的事件後，這名女子因涉嫌殺人未遂罪入獄。

Police and prosecutors said in a statement that the suspect is alleged to have switched off a 79-year-old woman’s ventilator and, despite then being told by staff that it was vital for the patient, switched it off again later in the evening.

警方和檢察官在聲明中說，這名嫌犯據稱關掉一名79歲婦女的人工呼吸器，儘管職員後來告知，那對這名病人非常重要，她在稍後晚間又關了一次。

The older patient had to be revived and, while her life is not in danger, still requires intensive care, authorities said.

當局說，那位比較年長的病人必須使其甦醒，雖然沒有生命危險，但仍需要加護照顧。

The suspect was brought before a judge on Wednesday and taken to jail. (AP)

這名嫌犯週三被送交法官並關進大牢。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

switch off：片語動詞，指關閉、停止，使人感到乏味厭煩。例句：I switch off when he starts talking about politics.（他一談起政治就讓我厭煩。）

suspicion：名詞，指懷疑、疑心、猜疑、嫌疑、一點兒。例句：There was a suspicion of danger.（有點危險。）

attempt：動詞，指企圖、試圖攻佔；名詞，指企圖、嘗試、攻擊。例句：Several attempts have been made on the president’s life.（有人再三試圖謀殺總統。）