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1. A shooting at a CIA office in Kabul has left one American dead and another wounded. The US embassy says an Afghan employee of the office carried out the shooting before being killed. The motive¹ is still under investigation².

2. Amanda Knox returned to an appeals court in Italy. The lawyer for a Perugia bar owner accused by Knox of killing³ her roommate called her a sex-loving she-devil, who knowingly lied to police to sidetrack the investigation. Knox is appealing her murder conviction.

3. The trial of pop star Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray gets underway today. Prosecutors⁴ claim Murray was negligent⁵ in administering Jackson a lethal⁶ dose of the anesthetic⁷ propofol and other sedatives⁸ in the singer's rented mansion⁹ without access to proper life-saving equipment.

4. And hundreds gathered in Reno for a memorial to victims of the Sept.16th crash at an air race. Eleven people died in the crash, including the pilot. The NTSB is still investigating.

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1 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

2 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。

3 killing
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。

4 prosecutors
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。

5 negligent
adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的
参考例句：
The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。 If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。

6 lethal
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
参考例句：
A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。 She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

7 anesthetic
n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的
参考例句：
He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。 He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

8 sedatives
n.镇静药，镇静剂( sedative的名词复数 )
参考例句：
A wide variety of mild sedatives and tranquilizers have become available. 现在有许多种镇静剂和安定剂。来自辞典例句 Since July 1967 there has been a restriction on the prescribing of sedatives in Australia. 自从1967年7月起，澳大利亚的镇静药处方受到限制。来自辞典例句

9 mansion
n.大厦，大楼；宅第
参考例句：
The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。 The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。