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1. A guilty verdict for Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice1 President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of lying and obstructing2 an investigation3 into leaks revealing the identity of a CIA agent. He's the highest-ranking White House official convicted of a felony in years.

2. Vows4 by U.S. Senators to fix the system caring for wounded soldiers after hearing from soldiers wounded and frustrated5 with care end on the day when President Bush announced a bipartisan inquiry6 into military care.

3. Arraignment7 for a Michigan man charged with murdering his wife and dismembering her body. Police say Stephen Grant confessed after initially8 making a public appeal for his wife to come home.

4. A nail in this man's chest saved his life. A nail gun accident sent one into this 17-year-old turns out the nail acted like a plug leaving no room for blood to seep9 out.

 


WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. arraignment: n-count
a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment10.

2. seep: verb
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. (指液体)漏出,渗出


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1 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 obstructing 34d98df4530e378b11391bdaa73cf7b5     
阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止
参考例句：
  • You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
  • He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 vows c151b5e18ba22514580d36a5dcb013e5     
誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿
参考例句：
  • Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
  • The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
5 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
参考例句：
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
7 arraignment 5dda0a3626bc4b16a924ccc72ff4654a     
n.提问，传讯，责难
参考例句：
  • She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
  • Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网
8 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
9 seep rDSzK     
v.渗出，渗漏；n.渗漏，小泉，水（油）坑
参考例句：
  • My anger began to seep away.我的怒火开始消下去了。
  • If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland,it may seep directly into the ground.如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话，就可能直接渗入地下。
10 indictment ybdzt     
n.起诉；诉状
参考例句：
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
  • They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

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