Governor Cuomo…

Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.

Bewilder うろたえさせる

entreaty 懇願

pull away 身を引く

“I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed,” said Ms. Ruch, whose recollection was corroborated by the friend, contemporaneous text messages and photographs from the event. 

Corroborate

contemporaneous 同時に確証する