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　　1.Jury selection starts today in Boston in the trial of reputed mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger. He is accused of a long list of crimes including participating in 19 killings1 while he was an FBI informant.
 
　　2.Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had a pre-trial hearing in South Africa. He's accused of killing2 his girlfriend. The court approved a request to postpone3 the case until August so the prosecution4 can investigate.
 
　　3.Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holms could enter an insanity5 plea at a hearing today. Holms is charged with fatally shooting 12 people and injuring 70.
 
　　4.A Utah woman gave birth to twin boys on a long stretch of highways about a hundred miles from Salt Lake City. State troopers helped deliver the babies when Lynette Hales couldn't make it to the hospital on time.
 

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1 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
2 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3 postpone rP0xq     
v.延期，推迟
参考例句：
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
4 prosecution uBWyL     
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
5 insanity H6xxf     
n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐
参考例句：
  • In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
  • He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

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