美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-07_在线英语听力室

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　　1.Jury selection starts today in Boston in the trial of reputed mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger. He is accused of a long list of crimes including participating in 19 killings¹ while he was an FBI informant.

　　2.Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had a pre-trial hearing in South Africa. He's accused of killing² his girlfriend. The court approved a request to postpone³ the case until August so the prosecution⁴ can investigate.

　　3.Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holms could enter an insanity⁵ plea at a hearing today. Holms is charged with fatally shooting 12 people and injuring 70.

　　4.A Utah woman gave birth to twin boys on a long stretch of highways about a hundred miles from Salt Lake City. State troopers helped deliver the babies when Lynette Hales couldn't make it to the hospital on time.

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1 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

2 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。

3 postpone
v.延期，推迟
参考例句：
I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。 She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

4 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。 He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

5 insanity
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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-06-07