讀BBC學英語：美國歌手R.Kelly因性侵被判30年

1. 30 years in jail 30年監禁
2. sex abuse 性虐待

The R&B artist, 55, was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes.

1. be convicted of 被判有罪
2. racketeering [ˌrækəˈtɪrɪŋ] 敲詐勒索
3. sex traffic 性交易

He had faced years of allegations and the judge on Wednesday said he had an "indifference to human suffering".

1. allegation [ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn]指控；(無證據的)說法
2. indifference to 冷漠；對…漠不關心

Lawyers for the singer, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, say he will appeal.

1. appeal [əˈpiːl] 上訴

Ahead of his sentencing, a handful of women took the stand to confront Kelly.

1. ahead of 在…之前
2. a handful of 一把；一小撮；少數
3. take the stand 出庭作證
4. confront [kənˈfrʌnt] 與(某人)對峙

A woman identified only as Angela called the singer a Pied Piper who "grew in wickedness" with every new victim, while others who were not named testified he had broken their spirits.

1. be identified as 被稱作；被識別為…，被確認為…
2. Pied Piper 到處亂許諾又從不兌現的人和有意誤導別人以斂財的人
3. wickedness 邪惡；不道德
4. testify 作證
5. spirits 精神；心靈

"I literally wished I would die because of how you made me feel," said one.

1. literally ()真正地，確實地，簡直
2. because of 由於

Dressed in prison khakis and dark glasses, Kelly declined to make a statement of his own and did not react as the verdict was handed down.

1. be dressed in 穿着…衣服
2. khakis 卡其
3. decline to 拒絕…
4. hand down 下發，公布（決定）

US District Judge Ann Donnelly said the celebrity had used sex as a weapon, forcing his victims to do unspeakable things and saddling some with sexually transmitted diseases.

1. celebrity [səˈlebrəti]名人
2. unspeakable 難以啟齒的
3. saddle with 強迫（某人）承擔
4. transmit 傳染

"You taught them that love is enslavement and violence," she said.

1. enslavement 奴役；束縛；約束

The court heard how Kelly - known for hit songs like I Believe I Can Fly and Ignition - used his influence to lure women and children into sexual abuse over two decades.

1. known for 以…出名
2. hit songs 熱歌
3. lure into 誘惑