40. A Sly Murder

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When giving a lecture about the significance of punctuation , the academic professor was interrupted and arrested by the police for murdering his wife , a receptionist of a kindergarten

一位学术教授在讲授标点符号重要性时，因谋杀其妻子——一名幼儿园接待员——而被警方打断并逮捕。

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The police found some photos he deleted from their e-album showing that they used to have a gay life

警方从他们的电子相册中发现了一些被他删除的照片，这些照片显示他们曾有过愉快的生活。

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But , fed up with her wrinkled face , he murdered her instead of divorcing her to avoid fortune division

然而，由于厌倦了她布满皱纹的脸庞，他选择了谋杀而非离婚，以避免财产分割。

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He cut up a kind of seashell with a sharpened knife , and hammered it into powder on a skateboard , and made at most one gram , which was enough to accelerate one's pulse until he or she dies

他用一把磨利的刀切开某种海贝，在滑板上将其锤成粉末，最多制得一克。这剂量足以加速人的脉搏，直至死亡。

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This kind of poison dates back to 10 ,000 BC when people rubbed it on spears to kill beasts

此类毒物可追溯至公元前10,000年，当时人们将其涂抹在长矛上用以猎杀野兽。

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The professor mixed the poison with onion , watermelon and yogurt for his wife

教授将毒药与洋葱、西瓜和酸奶混合在一起，给他的妻子服用。

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Howling and scratching her chest , she felt dizzy and died soon

她嚎叫着抓挠胸口，感到一阵眩晕，不久便死去了。

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After tentative examination , the police assumed she died of heart disease

经过初步检查，警方推测她死于心脏病。

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But systematic botanical analyses showed that the watermelon spit on the messy mat and quilt was poisonous

但系统的植物学分析表明，那块被吐在凌乱垫子和被子上的西瓜是有毒的。

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Regardless of exhaustion and starvation , the acute and skilful policemen used radioactive equipment to make sure the category of the poison

尽管疲惫不堪、饥肠辘辘，这些机敏干练的警察仍运用放射性设备准确鉴定了毒物的类别。

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Primitive and not ample as their alternative equipment was , they got perfect accuracy somehow

尽管他们替代设备的原始简陋，却不知何故达到了完美的精确度。

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People applauded the police and the woman's family can look ahead with relief now

人们为警方鼓掌，现在这位女士的家人可以松口气展望未来了。