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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Mother in 'caged kids' case says cages started as fun 囚兒案的母親說關兒入籠一開始是好玩
◎ 羅彥傑
A couple accused of making some of their 11 special-needs children sleep in wire-enclosed beds rigged with alarms initially built them at the youngsters' request, their adoptive mother says.
被控讓11名有特殊需求的小孩中若干人睡在鐵線纏繞、配備警報器床鋪的一對夫婦，一開始是應這些小孩的要求才打造這些床，小孩的養母說。
Michael and Sharen Gravelle had built bunk beds and attached a wooden playhouse the family called a club house for some of the children's toys. The other children then requested and got them, and the couple felt the cage-like, brightly painted enclosures helped keep the children from getting into trouble at night, the mother testified in a custody hearing. The Gravelles have pleaded not guilty to several charges.
麥可與夏倫．葛拉維爾打造這些睡鋪並且連上一座木造的玩具屋，這家人稱之為幾個孩子玩具的小天地。後來其他孩子也提出相同的要求並且如願以償，這對夫婦覺得這些形似鳥籠、彩繪鮮豔的方塊之地讓小孩不會在夜裡闖禍，母親在監護公聽會上作證說。葛拉維爾夫婦否認犯下數項被控罪名。
Prosecutors accuse the couple of locking the children in cages to discipline them, and they want Huron County to take permanent custody. The youngsters, who are aged 1 to 15 and suffer from various behavioral and psychological problems, have been in foster care since the beds were discovered last fall.
檢方指控這對夫妻將孩子鎖在籠中以便管教，而且要休倫郡負起長期監護之責。這群1至15歲、分別有各種行為與心理問題的小孩，自從他們的床鋪在去年秋天被人發現後，就接受寄養照顧。
The mother said she sought help from Huron County social workers and received none so she did research on the Internet, eventually finding Elaine Thompson, the licensed social worker also charged in the case. She said Thompson approved the beds.
這名母親說她尋求休倫郡社工的協助，但一無所獲，所以在網路上進行調查，最後找到依蓮．湯普森—也在本案中被起訴的有執照社工。她說湯普森同意使用這些床。
新聞辭典
to rig︰動詞，裝配、配備。例句：His car is rigged out with gadets.（他的車裝有小配件。）
at ~'s request︰片語，應某人要求。例句：He was transferred to another department at his own request.（應他自己的要求，他被轉調另一個部門。）
foster︰形容詞，寄養的。例句：There are more and more teens in foster care.（有愈來愈多的青少年接受寄養照顧。）
