听力文本
Your Honor, my client Mrs Adler is the maternal grandmother of the child
法官大人 我的当事人阿德勒夫人是这孩子的外婆
Her daughter, the girl's mother was a troubled woman who seven years ago sadly took her own life
她女儿 这女孩的母亲患有精神疾病 7年前很不幸的自杀了
It was at this time that Mr Adler preemptively and illegally took custody of the girl
抢先而且是非法的占据了孩子的监护权 带她离开州境
and spirited her across state lines for the purpose of denying my client custody
以阻止我的当事人行使监护权
Now there is evidence that the child currently lives in unclean and unwholesome conditions
有证据表明 这孩子目前生活在不干净不健康的环境里
We petition the court to grant my client full custody of the child
我们请求法庭把孩子的监护权 完全判给我的当事人
so that she may be returned to the state of Massachusetts
使她能回到马萨诸塞州
and given the care to which she is entitled
得到她应得的照顾
My client took an infant under his wing for one reason only
我的当事人领养这孩子只有一个原因
It was his sister's desire that he do so
就是这是他姐姐的遗愿
My client has been her constant caregiver
我的当事人一直都是她的照顾者
And Your Honor, as far as the living conditions
法官大人 至于孩子的生活环境
I've been in this home. It's fine
我去过他的家 没有问题
I mean if we adopt standards based on
如果我们领养的标准
our northern friend's aversion to palmetto bugs
建立在我们北方的朋友对大蟑螂的厌恶上
we won't have a child left south of Tallahassee
那么塔拉西河南部就不会有一个孩子了
All right. Last chance before this starts costing a lot more money
再给你们最后一次机会 否则要花大笔律师费了
重点讲解

custody
监护；保管；监护权；保管权
Who will have custody of the children?
谁来负责监护这些孩子？
The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother.
离婚法庭把监护权判给了孩子的母亲。
The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody.
双亲陷入了一场对孩子监护权的激烈争夺之中。

desire
desire for sth
desire to do sth
愿望；欲望；渴望
a strong desire for power
强烈的权力欲
enough money to satisfy all your desires
足够的钱来满足你所有的欲望
She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.
她感到想回家的愿望难以遏制。

evidence
evidence of sth
evidence for sth
evidence that...
根据；证明；证据
There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
有可靠证据表明日光曝晒与皮肤癌之间有联系。
We found further scientific evidence for this theory.
我们找到了进一步证实这种理论的科学根据。
There is not a shred of evidence that the meeting actually took place.
没有丝毫证据表明这个会议确已举行。

视频及简介
该影片讲述了天才少女玛丽的生活。