美國小英雄：8歲男童爲救姐姐被打死

A community in Richmond, Virginia, is reeling after an eight-year-old boy was beaten to death while trying to protect his 12-year-old sister from a rapist.
美國維吉尼亞州的首府里士滿，有個社區的人們正在追悼一位8歲的小男孩。這個小英雄非常勇敢，在自己12歲的姐姐遭受性侵時，他爲了救下姐姐、與性侵者爭執而不幸被打死。

The boy, identified as Martin Cobb, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 200 block of Brandon Road Thursday night. His sibling was taken to a hospital.
男孩名叫馬丁·科布，週四警方宣佈馬丁在離布蘭登路200街區的案發現場死亡。她的姐姐被送去醫院救治。

At around 6.30pm Thursday, the brother and sister were playing by the train tracks near their home when a stranger approached the 12-year-old girl, sexually assaulted her and slashed her face, the kids' aunt and stepfather told WRIC.
孩子的阿姨和繼父在接受WRIC網站採訪時表示，週四傍晚6:30左右，姐弟二人正在家附近的鐵軌處玩耍。突然有個陌生人來到12歲姐姐的身邊，性侵了她並毆打她的臉部。

When her 8-year-old brother tried to intervene, the teenage attacker turned on him, throwing a rock at his head. Martin died instantly.
性侵者是一個青少年，8歲的弟弟馬丁試圖阻止他，但他轉而攻擊弟弟，拾起一塊石頭打中了馬丁的頭部。馬丁當場死亡。

‘To have the courage to defend his sister as if he was a grown man,’ neighbor Sudan Aunu told Richmond Times Dispatch. ‘His sister is alive today because of him.’
“馬丁雖然是個小孩子，但他卻有着成熟男人的勇氣，敢於挺身而出保護自己的姐姐，” 鄰居Sudan Aunu在接受《里士滿時訊報》記者採訪時說，“她姐姐因爲他的勇敢而得以逃生。”

The child was taken to a hospital to be treated for bruises and lacerations. Her family said she was very distraught by what happened.
姐姐被送往醫院，醫生正在治療她的擦傷和撕裂傷。家人說孩子被髮生的一切嚇壞了。

Both siblings attended Redd Elementary School. Pastor Dr. Theodore Hughey, of the Abundant Life Church, said little Martin and his sister were inseparable and were a constant presence at the house of worship.
姐弟倆都就讀於雷德小學，基督教豐盛生命堂的牧師西奧多說，小馬丁和姐姐形影不離，經常一起出現在禮拜堂中。

Neighbor Merkeita Boyd described the 8-year-old Cobb a happy child who was beloved by everyone who knew him.
鄰居博伊德說8歲的馬丁是一個人見人愛的孩子。