万花筒2008-01-06:Britney Spears taken to hospital after meltdow

Britney Spears is taken to Cedars² Sinai Medical Center for a mental evaluation³

It was sheer craziness, that's how people describe/ the scene outside the studio city home of Britney Spears last night. The pop star was detained by police at 10:30 and taken /out of her home on a gurney. Witnesses say Britney was kicking and screaming while on the gurney, trying desperately⁴ to get away. But there was no escaping the dozens of photographers / outside, all trying to get a shot of the pop princess once again, throwing a tantrum.

Back off and clear the way!

The paramedics drove Britney to Cedar¹ Sinai, where police were hoping to find out what if any substance she was under the influence of when officers first arrived at her home at 8 o'clock. The call went out to LAPD as a custody⁵ dispute. Problems / apparently⁶ arose when Spears refused to turn her sons over to ex-husband Kevin Federline's bodyguard⁷. He was supposed to pick the children up at seven, but Spears reportedly refused to let them go. It wasn't until nearly 11, and after police reviewd court documents that the children were given back to Federline, but like Britney..

Their youngest son, two-year-old Jadon also left by ambulance and there is no word yet on what he may have been treated for, or whether he was injured in any way. Earlier in the day, Britney arrived 2 hours late for her child custody deposition⁸, because she's defied court orders in the past, Spears's ex husband Federline has temporary custody of their sons. In this latest incident, this latest tantrum, may further hurt /the pop star's chances of winning custody ever again.

1 cedar   

n.雪松，香柏(木)

参考例句：

• The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
• She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。

2 cedars   

雪松，西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The old cedars were badly damaged in the storm. 风暴严重损害了古老的雪松。
• Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 1黎巴嫩哪，开开你的门，任火烧灭你的香柏树。

3 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。

4 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

5 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 bodyguard   

n.护卫，保镖

参考例句：

• She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
• The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。

8 deposition   

n.免职，罢官；作证；沉淀；沉淀物

参考例句：

• It was this issue which led to the deposition of the king.正是这件事导致了国王被废黜。
• This leads to calcium deposition in the blood-vessels.这导致钙在血管中沉积。