江歌案新进展，东京开庭！

昨日上午，江歌母亲江秋莲在东京召开小型媒体见面会。她说，这次来日本的主要目的，是争取法院判陈世峰死刑。江歌被害案12月11日在东京地方法庭开庭审理。

Suspected killer of Chinese student 

denies it was premeditated[1] murder

[1]premeditate: to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand 预谋(某事，如暴力的犯罪)

We needed to know whether the crime had been premeditated.

我们需要知道的是这一犯罪行为是否经过事先策划过。

Chen Shifeng, the alleged killer of Jiang Ge, claimed he did not plan to kill the postgraduate student, reported ifeng.com on Monday.

On the first day of the trial, Chen said Liu Xin, the roommate of Jiang Ge, passed the fruit knife to Jiang Ge from the inside of the house and then closed the door right away. Jiang Ge rang the bell with the elbow several times but Liu Xin didn't open the door.

被告陈世峰在法庭上否认部分罪行，认为自己是杀人未遂罪，并陈述凶器的水果刀是刘鑫从房间里拿出来递给江歌的，并且迅速关上了房门。据陈世峰的律师说，江歌用肘部多次按门铃，但是刘鑫都没有给江歌开门。江歌的死因是失血过多。

According to Chen, Jiang died from loss of blood. He said that Jiang fell down when he first stabbed her, but he defended his action saying "I didn't any motive to kill her when I first stabbed her."

据陈世峰叙述，陈刺出的第一刀江歌就倒下了，第一刀是致命的，而陈世峰辩解称“第一刀的时候，自己是不带有杀人动机的”。据陈世峰的律师说，江歌用肘部多次按门铃，但是刘鑫都没有给江歌开门。江歌的死因是失血过多。

He also said "the next nine stabs had no causal relationship with the first stab".

尽管随后又刺了9刀，但“（与第一刀）没有因果关系”。

Chen remained calm during the trial.

陈世峰表现冷静，表情正常。

According to reports, the mother of the victim did not attend the court hearing.

据现场传回的消息，江歌母亲没有出现在庭审现场。

Alleged killer of Chinese student goes on trial in Tokyo

The trial of the alleged murderer of Chinese student Jiang Ge began at 10 am on Monday in Tokyo. It will last seven days and the verdict[裁决；判决] is expected on Dec 20.

Jiang Ge, a 24-year-old postgraduate student, was killed outside her apartment in Tokyo over a year ago after she was reportedly attacked by Chen Shifeng while trying to defend his former girlfriend Liu Xin from him.

The mother of the victim Jiang Qiulian has been in Japan for 30 days, with the purpose of petitioning for[2] a death sentence for the accused. Jiang has accused Liu of being indifferent to the sacrifice of Jiang, sparking a heated online debate.

[2]petition

(N)①a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something 请愿（书）

Local residents have drawn up a petition to protest the hospital closure. 

当地居民已草拟了一份请愿书，抗议关闭医院。

[+ for/against]

a petition against the new road 

反对修筑新路的请愿

②an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be considered  诉状   [+ for]

She is threatening to file a petition for divorce. 

她在威胁说要提出离婚诉讼。

(V)①to ask the government or an organization to do something by sending them a petition〔向政府或组织〕请愿，请求

petition sb to do sth

Villagers petitioned the local authority to provide better bus services. 村民请愿要求地方当局提供更好的公共汽车服务。

[+ against/for]

Residents are petitioning against the new road。

居民们正在请愿抗议修建那条新路。

Liu Xin, the roommate of Jiang Ge, will appear in court as a witness.

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【中文对照阅读】

江歌案今开庭 20日下午判决

　　将连审5天，20日判决

　　12月11日，引起舆论广泛关注的中国留学生江歌被杀案将在日本东京开庭。昨日上午，江歌的母亲江秋莲在东京台东区浅草公会堂召开了小型媒体见面会。

　　“来日本，我是努力争取陈世峰死刑的。”见面会上，江秋莲声音不大，语速较慢，略显疲惫。她穿一件黑色呢子大衣，和此前请愿活动时的装束一样。

　　据日本东京地方裁判所的网上公示，江歌案将于12月11日至15日每天上午10时审理，20日下午15时判决。江秋莲透露，11日至14日的庭审，法庭由之前的813号改为426号，并于18日增加了半天庭审。

　　江秋莲到日本这30天以来，主要专注于征集对犯罪嫌疑人陈世峰判处死刑的请愿签名，并频繁会见律师和检察官。对更换律师的传闻，她不愿透露更多细节。

　　据知情人士透露，法庭安排的日程中，有江歌室友刘鑫出庭作证的环节。江秋莲对此并不确认，她说：“我不知道她是否会出庭，她出庭与不出庭，对我来说没啥。”

　　关于嫌犯陈世峰，江秋莲表示，她本人没有见过陈世峰的律师，陈世峰方面也没有主动跟她联络。“明天见到陈世峰会是什么样子，要说什么话，我没有办法去预测。”

　　除刑事诉讼外，江秋莲还会对陈世峰提起民事诉讼。至于是否会对刘鑫提起民事诉讼，她表示不方便回答。

　　日本东京地方裁判所官网显示，为了控制旁听人数，法院将针对每天上午9点半到场的人进行抽签，抽中旁听席位的人可进入法庭内旁听庭审。