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1. President-elect Barack Obama says he had no contact with the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich who is arrested today on federal corruption1 charges. Blagojevich is freed on his own recognizance. Federal prosecutors2 say Blagojevich was allegedly involved in pay-to-play politics, including seeking bids to fill President-elect Obama's vacant Senate seat.

2. A congressional aide says a military fighter jet crashed into a San Diego neighborhood after both of its engines failed. The crash killed at least three people. But the search continues for a child who is believed to be a one-year-old.

3. Three New York City police officers surrendered and were charged with felonies Tuesday for an attack on a tattoo3 parlor4 worker who authorities say was sodomized with a baton5 in a subway station. The incident happened in October. One officer is charged with aggravated6 sexual abuse and assault. The two others are charged with hindering prosecution7 and official misconduct.

4. You won't have to stay up as late to catch Jay Leno next year. He is going to be on NBC five nights a week at 10 o'clock. He is going to be on NBC five nights a week at 10 o'clock Eastern once he turns over the "Tonight Show" to Conan O'Brein. He says the new show will have many of the same features, like the monologue8, but there will be no desk, because that now belongs to O'Brein.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. parlor: n.

a shop or type of business that provides a particular service

2. misconduct: n.

Misconduct is bad or unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person.

3. monologue: n.
a long speech by one person

 


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1 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
2 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
参考例句：
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
3 tattoo LIDzk     
n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于
参考例句：
  • I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
  • He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。
4 parlor v4MzU     
n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅
参考例句：
  • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
  • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？
5 baton 5Quyw     
n.乐队用指挥杖
参考例句：
  • With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
  • The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。
6 aggravated d0aec1b8bb810b0e260cb2aa0ff9c2ed     
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火
参考例句：
  • If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
  • Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
7 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。
8 monologue sElx2     
n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白
参考例句：
  • The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
  • He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。

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