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1. Europe's plan to solve its debt crisis and restore faith in the global economy has been thrown into chaos¹. Greece's Prime Minister has called for a referendum on his country's latest rescue package. A no vote could result in a debt default bringing bank failures across Europe.

2. Bank of America is nixing its plan to charge a 5-dollar debit² card fee. Officials wouldn't say whether the bank saw a spike³ in account closures since announcing the fee last month. But a company executive said in a statement that the decision was based on customer feedback.

3. The mother of Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton has died. Dorothy Rodham was 92. Clinton cancelled a planed trip to London and Istanbu to be at her mother side on Monday night.

4. Testimony⁴ has ended in the involuntary manslaughter trail of Michael Jackson's personal physician. Defense⁵ attorneys and prosecutors⁶ said Tuesday they have called their final witnesses after 22 days of testimony. Conrad Murray did not take the stand in his own defense.

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1 chaos
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。 The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

2 debit
n.借方，借项，记人借方的款项
参考例句：
To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？ We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。

3 spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。 They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

4 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

5 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 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。