CNN 2009-12-02

The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in Lakewood, Washington, is dead. He was brought down by a lone¹ police officer, ending a massive two-day manhunt.

Authorities say the Seattle officer investigating a suspicious vehicle was approached by Maurice Clemmons. He says the officer recognized Clemmons as the suspect in the police shootings and ordered him to stop, but Clemmons wouldn't.

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ASST. CHIEF JIM PUGEL, SEATTLE POLICE OPERATIONS: The officer again told him to stop. He wouldn't stop. The officer fired several rounds, took the person into custody². The Seattle Fire Department responded immediately, and all indications are that he is deceased.

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HARRIS: South Florida burn victim Michael Brewer³ is recovering from his first skin graft⁴ surgery today. Doctors in Miami say the 15- year-old is in serious but stable condition. Six weeks ago, you'll recall, Brewer was doused⁵ with rubbing alcohol and set on fire. Police have charged three teenagers in that attack.

Health reform debate, round two. The fight kicked off yesterday with lawmakers trading partisan⁶ jabs, and the heated rhetoric⁷ picked up this morning. Majority Leader Harry⁸ Reid accused Republicans of distorting the numbers, and the Republican leader fired right back.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV), MAJORITY LEADER: The numbers they keep talking about are -- I don't know where they come back, Mr. President. We, as a body, have used for 50 years the Congressional Budget Office. It's bipartisan; that's the way it should be. And we should start talking real numbers, not fake numbers.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), MINORITY LEADER: The only question now is how we got to a point where we're actually considering spending trillions of dollars on a brand new government entitlement at a time when more than one in 10 Americans is looking for a job and when our debts and deficits⁹ are well past -- well past the tipping point.

1 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

2 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。

3 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

4 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

5 doused   

v.浇水在…上( douse的过去式和过去分词 )；熄灯[火]

参考例句：

• The car was doused in petrol and set alight. 这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
• He doused the lamp,and we made our way back to the house. 他把灯熄掉，我们就回到屋子里去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

7 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

8 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

9 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句