CNN 2009-06-28

We wanna get those new developments this morning in the death of pop super star Michael Jackson. Here is what we know. A Los Angeles coroner says Jackson's remains¹ were removed from the coroner's office early this morning, eastern time and taken to a mortuary. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says the Jackson's family asked that the location not be made public. Now, in an initial autopsy² report, the coroner's office says there are no indications of foul³ play in Jackson's death and no indications of trauma⁴. And the complete report won't be available for weeks though, but Michael Jackson did go into cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday as you recall, and then was later pronounced dead at the hospital. "The cause of death has been deferred⁵, which means that the medical examiner has ordered additional testing, such as toxicology and other studies. There was no indication of any external trauma or any indication of foul play on the body of Mr. Jackson".

A dramatic 911 tape yesterday, uh, rather on Thursday, you hear somebody, you don't know who it is in the rented mansion⁶ where Michael Jackson was staying on the 911 call and he is so frantic⁷ to get somebody there as you would be of course and he never says it's Michael Jackson get over here. Here you can listen the part of this really dramatic 911 tape.

Uh, sir, we have a gentleman here that needs help and he is not breathing yet. He's not breathing and we need to, we are trying to pump him but he's not.

OK, Ok, how old is he?

He's 50 years old, sir.

50, Ok, he is not conscious, he's not breathing?

Yes, he's not breathing, sir.

Ok, and he's not conscious either.

No, he's not conscious, sir.

Ok, alright, is he on the floor? Where is he at right now?

He is on the bed, sir, he is on the bed.

Ok, let's get him on the floor.

Ok?

OK, let's get him down to the floor. May I help you with CPR right now, OK?

We need them...

Yes, we're already on our way there. We're on our way. I'm gonna do as far as I can to help you with the phone. We're already on our way. Did anybody see him?

Yes, we have a personal doctor here with him, sir.

Oh, you have a doctor there.

Yes, but he is not responding to anything to no, he's not responding to CPR or anything.

Ok.

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has apologized to his cabinet for the fury created by his marital⁸ infidelity.

I want generally to apologize to everyone of you all for letting you down. I have been making legislative⁹ calls throughout the morning and yesterday afternoon on my way back up from Sullivan's, I apologized to them, to say I am sorry. But I owe that to you all.

Oh, Sanford and his wife separated about 2 weeks ago, and Jenny Sanford told the Associated Press that she learned about her husband's affair with the woman from Argentina earlier this year. Sanford has agreed to reimburse¹⁰ the state for part of the trip to Argentina in which he saw his mistress.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

3 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

4 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

5 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

6 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

7 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

8 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

9 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

10 reimburse   

v.补偿，付还

参考例句：

• We'll reimburse you for your travelling expenses.我们将付还你旅费。
• The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。