Despair choked her words.

她绝望得说不出话来。

《牛津词典》

When finally allowed to talk to her mother, "Monica choked out the words: 'the FBI has me....' She later admitted, 'I was hysterical.'"

后来，允许她与她的母亲通话：“莫妮卡哽咽着说：FBI……最后，它承认：当时我非常混乱”。

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When finally allowed to talk to her mother, "Monica choked out the words: 'the FBI has me."...' She later admitted, 'I was hysterical.

后来，允许她与她的母亲通话：“莫妮卡哽咽着说：FBI……最后，它承认：当时我非常混乱”。

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"I just looked up, and looked at my brother up in heaven, " while waiting for the verdicts to be read, said Rudy Guzman, whose words were choked with sobs.

CNN: For many, verdict means justice

In other words, conventional wisdom choked on the facts again.

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