The day I turned 14, two of my sister’s friends were found dead.(我满14岁那天，我姐姐的两个朋友被发现已经死亡。)
我满14岁那天，我姐姐的两个朋友被发现已经死亡。
They were 10 and 11 years old. Both had significant disabilities and attended the special-needs school my sister with severe disabilities also attends.(两人都有严重残障，就读于我姐姐——她同样有严重残障——所在的那所特殊教育学校。) Slowly, details emerged(浮现；显露): their father had planned a murder-suicide(谋杀后自杀), killing both children, his wife and himself.
他们一个10岁，一个11岁。两人都有严重残障，就读于我姐姐——她同样有严重残障——所在的那所特殊教育学校。细节慢慢浮出水面：他们的父亲策划了一场谋杀后自杀，杀死了两个孩子、妻子和他自己。
It’s impossible to imagine what it must be like to lose a child to violence(因暴力失去孩子). Children who grow up inside places of abuse(虐待；滥用) are forced to sacrifice themselves in unimaginable ways. Instead of learning to read, they learn how to anticipate anger(预判愤怒); instead of playing with their friends, they isolate(孤立；隔离) to keep away, out of fear. And when they cannot escape or do not have the words to explain what is happening to them, our system – and the adults around them – do not see their suffering.(而当他们无法逃离，或没有语言去解释自己身上发生的事时，我们的体系——以及他们身边的成年人——都看不见他们的痛苦。)
失去一个孩子、且是死于暴力，那种滋味无法想象。在虐待环境中长大的孩子，被迫以难以想象的方式牺牲自己。他们没学会读书，却学会了预判愤怒；他们不与朋友玩耍，而是因恐惧而孤立自己、远远躲开。而当他们无法逃离，或没有语言去解释自己身上发生的事时，我们的体系——以及他们身边的成年人——都看不见他们的痛苦。