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 1. The CDC is urging the nation’s hospitals to think Ebola after a nurse was tested positive for the virus. The nurse contracted the virus after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the 1st diagnosed Ebola patient in the US. Hospital workers at Texas Health Presbyterian are being closely monitored as well.

 
2. Sentencing arguments begin in South Africa for the Oscar Pistorius trial. A psychologist testified that Pistorius is a broken man after killing1 his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The former Paralympian faces up to 15 years in prison.
 
3. In a surprised shift, Catholic officials met at the Vatican to discuss family issue, and now say gay should be accepted in the faith. Bishops2 noted3 gay partnerships4 had merit and added that civil weddings and cohabitation should be accepted as well.
 
4. And French economist5 Jean Tirole won the Nobel Prize for economics. His research on market regulation that has helped policymakers understand how to deal with industries dominated by a few companies, earned him the 1.1 million dollar prize.
 

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1 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。
2 bishops 391617e5d7bcaaf54a7c2ad3fc490348     
（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象
参考例句：
  • Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
  • "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。
3 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
4 partnerships ce2e6aff420d72bbf56e8077be344bc9     
n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系
参考例句：
  • Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句
5 economist AuhzVs     
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

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