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1. 78-year-old Harry1 Whittington, the Austin lawyer, who was shot by Vice2 President Dick Cheney while quail3 hunting over the weekend, suffered a minor4 heart attack Tuesday morning. Whittington is back in intensive care at a Corpus Christi hospital.
2. The man convicted of raping5 and murdering 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in Florida two years ago cried and apologized in court Tuesday. Joseph Smith says he has a drug problem. A judge will decide next month if he'll receive the death penalty.
3. Jury selection continues in the case of Zacarias Moussaoui. A judge decided6 that Moussaoui will no longer be allowed in the courtroom because of his outbursts. He'll watch the proceedings7 from a close circuit monitor in jail. His trial is set to begin March 6th.
4. Dozens of couples pledged their love on Valentine's Day by getting married on the eightieth floor of the Empire State Building. To get married in the building, couples have to write essays explaining why they want to get married there. Once married, the couples become members of the prestigious8 Empire State Building Wedding Club
WORDS IN THE NEWS
prestigious : adjective
greatly respected and admired, usually because of being important:
e.g. a prestigious literary award
1 harry | |
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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2 vice | |
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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3 quail | |
n.鹌鹑;vi.畏惧,颤抖 | |
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4 minor | |
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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5 raping | |
v.以暴力夺取,强夺( rape的现在分词 );强奸 | |
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6 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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7 proceedings | |
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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adj.有威望的,有声望的,受尊敬的 | |
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