美丽的克莉丝缇娜

Christina Taylor Green's short life was pinned between two national tragedies: She was born Sept. 11, 2001, and she died as a gunman apparently targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shot 20 people in Tucson.
美国的两起国家惨案串起了小女孩克莉丝缇娜·泰勒·格林的短暂一生：她出生在2001年9月11日（美国911事件当天），死于亚利桑那州图森枪击案。枪手共射中20人，而他的目标显然是民主党女议员加布里埃尔·吉福兹。

吉福兹议员（左）、枪击案凶手（右）

A neighbor was going to the Giffords event and invited Christina along because she thought she would enjoy it, said her uncle, Greg Segalini. Christina was newly elected to the student council at her school.
克莉丝缇娜的叔叔赛格里尼说，他们的一位邻居要去参加吉福兹的见面活动，邻居觉得克莉丝缇娜会喜欢就带她一起去了。克莉丝缇娜刚刚被选进了学校的学生会。

The event, an opportunity for constituents to meet Giffords and discuss any concerns they had related to the federal government, was an outdoor family friendly event.
见面会本来是让选民有机会与吉福兹面对面，讨论任何他们所关心的有关联邦政府的问题，是一个“家庭友好型”室外活动。

舞动的精灵

A talented girl, Christina participated in many activities, ranging from ballet to baseball.
克莉丝缇娜是一个很有才能的女孩，她参加了许多活动，从芭蕾到棒球（注：克莉丝缇娜是当地少年棒球队中唯一的女生）。

"How do you prepare for something like this? My little niece got killed--took one on the chest and she is dead," Segalini said.
赛格里尼悲叹：“你如何接受这样的现实？我的小侄女被杀害了，胸部中了一枪，死了……”

为克莉丝缇娜哀悼

The public yields a stunned assent.
公众发出了同样的惊愕。

"She was born on 9-11 and died today? That's the most tragic thing I've ever heard," a Facebook comment asserts.
脸谱网上有评论说：“她在911时候出生然后今天（枪击案当天）死了？那是我听说过的最不幸的事。”

希望的脸庞，如今却有些讽刺……

By virtue of her birth on September 11, 2001, Christina is featured in the book, entitled Faces of Hope, Babies Born on 9/11, dedicated to all the mothers who gave birth and to their babies born on the day.
因为出生于2001年9月11日，克莉丝缇娜被收录在《希望的脸庞：出生于911的婴儿们》一书中。这本书是为所有在911这天生孩子的母亲以及出生于这天的婴儿所写的。

Christina's page in Faces of Hope reads: I hope you know all the words to the Star Spangled Banner and sing it with your hand over your heart. I hope you jump in rain puddles.
书中克莉丝缇娜所在的那页上写着：我愿你学会《星条旗》（美国国歌）中的所有歌词，手按于心将它高唱。我愿你在雨后水塘里尽情欢跳。