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An Italian couple murdered four people in the house next door. They slit1 the throats of their neighbor, Maria Como, and her mom. Then they slit the throats of Mrs. Como's 2-year-old little boy, Perry, and a woman who just happened to be visiting. Finally, they set the house on fire! This all happened two weeks before Christmas.

The couple had complained constantly2 to the Comos about the noise they caused, but no one else in the neighborhood seemed to think that the Comos were noisy.

"Maria was a kind and quiet person," said one of her neighbors. "She and her husband used to push little Perry around the neighborhood in his stroller. They were friendly to everyone. I can't believe this happened."

Police in the northern Italian town could not believe it either. A spokesman3 said that never in the history of Italy had a married couple worked as a team to slice four neighbors' throats and then try to burn their house down!

"I think if they claim temporary insanity4, everyone will believe it!" said the spokesman.

After firemen found the four bodies, the couple calmly confessed5 to the police.
 


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1 slit tE0yW     
n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂
参考例句：
  • The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
  • He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。
2 constantly EvHzqK     
adv.不变地，不断地，时常地
参考例句：
  • The two countries have been warring constantly for years.这两国多年来一直交战。
  • We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。
3 spokesman hvrwH     
n.发言人，代言人
参考例句：
  • The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
  • They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。
4 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。
5 confessed confessed     
adj. 众所周知的，公认的 动词confess的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
  • She confessed to the murder. 她供认犯了谋杀罪。
  • He confessed to a priest that he had sinned. 他向神父忏悔他犯了罪。

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