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1. Neil Entwistle, the British man accused of murdering his wife and infant daughter, was arraign¹ed in court Thursday. Entwistle pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail³.

2. The investigation⁴ into Vice⁵ President Dick Cheney's hunting accident which resulted in the wounding of his friend Harry⁶ Whittington has been closed, and no charges will be filed. President Bush says he thinks the vice president handled the shooting just fine.

3. Federal regulators have cited the West Virginia coal mines where 14 miners died last month with a total of 7 safety violations⁷ in recent weeks. The lone⁸ survivor⁹ Randal McCloy Jr. is still recovering in a hospital.

4. Rufus, the bull terrier who became America's top dog Tuesday night, after winning Best-in-Show at the Westminster Kennel¹⁰ Club, had a special lunch at Sardi's restaurant in New York City to celebrate.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. arraign : verb [T] LEGAL
to formally accuse someone in a court of law of a particular crime and ask them to state whether they are guilty or not:
e.g. He was arraigned² on charges of aiding and abetting¹¹ terrorists.

2. bail : noun [U]
a sum of money which a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial:
e.g. He was released on bail of $100 000.

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1 arraign
v.提讯；控告
参考例句：
She was arraigned today on charges of assault and kidnapping.她今天因被控人身侵犯和绑架而受到提审。 He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor.他因怂恿他人叛国而受到传讯。

2 arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。 She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

4 investigation
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。

5 vice
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。

6 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 violations
违反( violation的名词复数 )；冒犯；违反（行为、事例）；强奸
参考例句：
This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。 These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

8 lone
adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的
参考例句：
A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。 She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

9 survivor
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。 There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

10 kennel
n.狗舍，狗窝
参考例句：
Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。 Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。

11 abetting
v.教唆（犯罪）( abet的现在分词 )；煽动；怂恿；支持
参考例句：
On Earth, unknowingly abetting a criminal doesn't merit this kind of punishment. 在地球上，不知不觉地帮助罪犯并不构成这种惩罚。来自电影对白 "By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder." 援助和唆使谋杀的塔利班政权与杀人犯同罪。来自互联网

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