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1. President Barack Obama says elections in Greece indicate "positive" prospects¹ for a new government that will cooperate with Europe. But Obama says economic problems there are still a concern for world leaders. He spoke² alongside Mexican President Felipe Calderon who is hosting the G20 economic summit.

2. The wildfire in northern Colorado has now burned about 91 square miles. Two new waves of evacuation notices have gone out. The blaze has destroyed more than 180 homes, the most in state history.

3. Prosecutors³ have released George Zimmerman's calls from jail. In one of them, the former neighborhood watch volunteer told his wife to buy bulletproof vests for them and for his attorney. In another, he instructed her to transfer money from bank accounts. The calls could play a crucial role in Zimmerman's second bond hearing next week.

4. Jerry Sandusky's legal team has called three witnesses. All three say the former Penn State assistant coach was an admired local figure. The judge says it's likely that defense⁴ lawyers will rest by Wednesday.

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1 prospects
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。 They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 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。

4 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。