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1. The defense¹ has rested in the Casey Anthony murder trial without her testifying about the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Prosecutors² have begun their rebuttal case and closing arguments could take place as soon as Saturday.

2. The heart of Tropical Storm Arlene has struck land in central Mexico. The Atlantic season's first tropic storm is hitting with 65 mile per hour winds and could dump as much as 15 inches of rain on some parts.

3. Comedian³ Stephen Colbert has been given the OK to form a Super PAC. The FEC gave a tentative approval today saying he must publicly disclose some major expenses as in-kind contributions from his TV show's corporate⁴ owners.

4. The women's final is set at Wimbledon. Maria Sharapova, the 2004 champ, was a straight set winner. She'll play Petra Kvitova who will be playing for her first major title.

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1 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。

2 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。

3 comedian
n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员
参考例句：
The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。 The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。