Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, has gone on trial in Los Angeles, charged with involuntary manslaughter of the singer.
Prosecutors said he acted with "gross negligence" and gave Jackson a lethal dose of the sedative propofol that caused his death in June 2009.
The defence said Jackson gave himself too much of the drug, a sleeping aid.
Dr Murray, 58, who denies the charge, could face four years in jail and the loss of his medical licence.
In Tuesday's opening statement, lead prosecutor David Walgren told the court the evidence would show "Conrad Murray repeatedly acted with gross negligence, repeatedly denied appropriate care to his patient, Michael Jackson".
The prosecutor said the doctor had left to go to the bathroom and checked his mobile phone.
"He [Murray] left him [Jackson] there, abandoned him to fend for himself," the prosecutor said.
Mr Walgren said when Dr Murray found Jackson unconscious, he did not immediately call the emergency services, instead telling a bodyguard to do so 20 minutes later.
Dr Murray also did not mention to paramedics or emergency room doctors that he had administered propofol, according to the prosecutor.
During his lawyer's turn to speak, Dr Murray appeared to wipe tears from his eyes.
Defence attorney Ed Chernoff said it was drugs taken by Jackson himself which had proved fatal.
"He did an act without his doctor's knowledge, without his doctor's permission, against his orders, he did an act that caused his own death," Mr Chernoff said.
He claimed the singer had swallowed pills of the sedative lorazepam on the morning of his death. That dosage was enough to put six people to sleep, said the defence.
He also said Jackson had self-ingested propofol, and that it had killed him instantly.
Mr Chernoff said the two drugs together had created "a perfect storm in his body".
Jackson "died so rapidly, so instantly, he didn't even have time to close his eyes", the defence lawyer added.
He also said that Dr Murray had been trying to wean Jackson off propofol, which the star used to call his "milk".
Hundreds of Jackson fans gathered outside court earlier as the trial began. The trial is expected to last about five weeks.



据英国广播公司9月27日报道，迈克尔•杰克逊的私人医生康纳德-莫里因过失杀人罪被起诉，现在洛杉矶受审。

起诉者说他犯了"严重过失"，给杰克逊误用了致命剂量的镇静剂异丙酚，导致他2009年6月的死亡。
但该医生的辩词是杰克逊自行使用了过量帮助睡眠的药物。
58岁的莫里医生面临被判处4年监禁并吊销其医师资格证的结果，但其拒绝认罪。

在星期二的开幕辞中，领头起诉人大卫•瓦尔格伦在法庭上说，证据显示"康拉德•莫里犯了多次重大过失，却一再否认说他对病人迈克尔•杰克逊照顾不当。"

起诉人还说，该医生离开（杰克逊）去卫生间还接了电话。

"（莫里）把杰克逊一个人留在（房间），"起诉人说。
瓦尔格伦先生说，莫里医生发现杰克逊意识模糊时，并没有及时向应急服务求助，而是在20分钟后才叫保安这样做。

据起诉人说，莫里也并没有向医务人员和急诊医生提及自己给（杰克逊）开处异丙酚的信息。

而轮到莫里的律师呈述辩词时，莫里在抹拭自己的眼泪。

辩护律师爱德华•切尔诺夫说，是杰克逊自行用药而致命。

"他做这些医生并不知情，也未经医生许可，违背了医嘱，是他自己的所作所为引起死亡的。"切尔诺夫说。

这位辩护律师声称，杰克逊在他死亡的那天早晨还使用了大量的安定片，这个剂量足以让6个人睡过去。

他认为是杰克逊自行使用可那么多异丙酚，是这些药物即刻要了他的命。
切尔诺夫说这两种药物（异丙酚和安定片）在他的体内急速生效，
"以至于杰克逊死的这么突然，甚至都来不及闭上自己的眼睛"，辩护律师说。

他还说， 莫里医生曾一度想给杰克逊停止使用异丙酚，但这位巨星却把这药称为自己的"牛奶"。
审讯开始前，数百位杰克逊的粉丝聚集在法庭门口。据悉，审讯将持续5周左右。

• physician [fi´ziʃən] n.(内科)医生 (初中英语单词)
• sleeping [´sli:piŋ] n.&a.睡着(的) (初中英语单词)
• charge [tʃɑ:dʒ] v.收费；冲锋 n.费用 (初中英语单词)
• medical [´medikəl] a.医学的；医疗的 (初中英语单词)
• opening [´əupəniŋ] n.开放；开端 a.开始的 (初中英语单词)
• attorney [ə´tə:ni] n.代理人；律师 (初中英语单词)
• permission [pə´miʃən] n.允许；同意；许可 (初中英语单词)
• singer [´siŋə] n.歌手，演唱者 (初中英语单词)
• instantly [´instəntli] ad.立即，立刻 (初中英语单词)
• lawyer [´lɔ:jə] n.律师；法学家 (初中英语单词)
• appropriate [ə´prəupri-it, ə´prəuprieit] a.适宜的 vt.私占；拨给 (高中英语单词)
• unconscious [ʌn´kɔnʃəs] a.无意识的；不觉察的 (高中英语单词)
• emergency [i´mə:dʒənsi] n.事变；紧急关头 (高中英语单词)
• repeatedly [ri´pi:tidli] ad.反复地；再三地 (英语四级单词)
• bathroom [´bɑ:θrum, -ru:m] n.浴室；盥洗室 (英语四级单词)
• trying [´traiiŋ] a.难堪的；费劲的 (英语四级单词)
• involuntary [in´vɔləntəri] a.无意识的；非自愿的 (英语六级单词)
• abandoned [ə´bændənd] a.被抛弃的；无约束的 (英语六级单词)