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Streisand Stalked

Barbra StreisandIn another celebrity[1] scare, a Malibu resident who appeared to be stalking[2] neighbor Barbra Streisand and her husband, James Brolin, was apprehended by police but was ultimately released and not charged.

The man, a 28-year-old photographer was arrested under suspicion of stalking and held on $1 million bail after he allegedly[3] followed Streisand and Brolin twice while they were driving Saturday.

The celebrity took no chances[4] and got police help each time, first driving to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's station when they spotted a van following them along Highway 101. When the van showed up behind them again on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, they flagged down[5] a deputy, who stopped the driver.

Prosecutors eventually decided not to file charges against[6] Wendell Wall, 28, citing a lack of evidence of "credible threat." In his write-up of the incident, Deputy District Attorney Martin L. Herscovitz wrote that there was "no recent or credible threat made, but (victims) are fearful." He also noted that Streisand and Brolin were "non-desirous of prosecution" of Wall.

The supposed stalker actually had supporters who showed up at the Malibu courthouse this morning, holding picket signs and chanting "Free Wendell."

His father told reporters outside the courthouse that he may file a lawsuit over the ordeal. The elder Wall claims his son's arrest was "political," designed to get back at him. He says he used to work for Streisand, which she denies, as a decorator until they had a falling out[7].

It wasn't the first incident, according to Herscovitz's report, which states that Wall had followed the celebrity couple "over (the) last months... to get photos."

Yesterday the Brolins released a statement saying that they have been "repeatedly pursued by Mr. Wall over the past five years." The statement also said, "It has become even more ominous ... because of the fact that Mr. Wall resides on their street. They are essentially prisoners in their own home."

 

 

注释：

1. Celebrity：
我们以前讲到过这个词，“名人、名流”的意思，例如，a global celebrity 全球闻名的人。另外它还有“名声、名望”的意思，gain celebrity 成名。

2. stalk：
stalk的意思可以分为两个完全不相关的部分：一是指植物的“茎、杆、柄”等，以及由这个词义发展而来的“烟囱、酒杯脚”等意思；另外是“悄悄追踪（猎物）、跟踪”等意思，本文中用的正是这个意思。此外，想表达“昂首阔步”时，也可以用这个词，He turned and stalked away. 他一转身昂首阔步地走了。

3. allegedly：
根据（人们）宣称，This is allegedly the case. 据说情况是这样。

4. take no chances：
chance是“机会、机遇”的意思，因此take no chance就是“不冒风险”的意思，好好体会一下。Chance的其他常用短语还有：take a chance(或take chances) 冒险、投机；take one's chance 碰运气，准备冒险；by chance 偶然，也许。先记住这几个，以后我们还会讲到这个词。

5. flag down：
打信号（挥手）使停下。我们经常可以看到，交通警察挥手叫某辆违章的车停到路边，这时就可以说“flag down that car”。

 


 

史翠姗被跟踪

在另一起名人被恐吓事件中，一位马利布居民因涉嫌跟踪其邻居芭芭拉·史翠姗及其丈夫詹姆斯·布罗林，被警方逮捕，但最终获释，也没有处以任何罚款。

该居民是一位28岁的摄影师，因被怀疑跟踪而被捕，并处以一百万美金的保释金。据称，他曾两次在芭芭拉和布罗林周六驾车时跟踪他们

芭芭拉夫妇不敢大意，每次都寻求警方援助。在他们第一次驶往洛杉矶省谢尔夫车站时，在101高速公路上发现被一辆货车尾随。当他们驶至马利布的太平洋海岸高速公路上时，该货车再次出现在他们车后。于是他们挥手召来路警，该路警将司机拦下了。

检查官最终决定放弃对28岁的温戴尔·威尔进行指控，原因是缺少“令人信服的恐吓证据”。在他对该案例的陈述里，区副律师马丁·L·赫斯考威茨写到：“虽没有新近的或可靠的恐吓构成，但对受害人造成惊吓。”他还说史翠姗和布罗林不想再对威尔提出诉讼。

该案的假定恐吓人威尔实际上还拥有一批支持者，他们今天早晨出现在马利布法庭前，高举着牌子，并大喊“释放温戴尔”。

 

威尔的父亲在法庭外告诉记者，他要对儿子所受的遭遇进行诉讼。老威尔先生声称他儿子的被捕是“政治性的”，他想为儿子讨回说法。他说他以前曾为史翠姗工作过，在失和前为他们装饰房屋，但这一点被史翠姗否定。

据赫斯考威茨报道，并不是第一次出这样的事故，实际上名人夫妇史翠姗与布罗林“在整个过去的几个月里数次被跟踪并拍照”。

昨天布罗林夫妇发表声明说“在最近五年里不断受到威尔先生的跟踪”。声明还说：“简直可怕极了……因为威尔与他们就住在同一条街上。他们简直就是被囚禁在自己家里的囚犯。”

 

6. file charges against：
随着法律越来越贴近人们的生活，与法律有关的词汇使用频率也不断增高。Charge这里是“控告、指控”的意思，这个短语就是“对……提出指控”，也可以用bring (a charge)。

7. falling out：
注意这个短语不是“掉下来”的意思（掉下来是fall off），fall out在本文中是“失和、吵架、散伙”的意思，另外它还有“（头发）脱落”、“原地解散”等意思。