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1. Lawyers gave their closing arguments in the Casey Anthony trial in an unusual Sunday court session. Anthony's attorney ridiculed¹ the prosecution's forensic² evidence as a fantasy. Prosecutors³ say 25-year-old Casey Anthony suffocated⁴ her daughter Caylee with duct tape.

2. Teams of federal and state workers are fanning out along Montana's Yellowstone River to gauge⁵ the environmental damage from a ruptured⁶ oil pipeline⁷. An estimated 42,000 gallons spilled before the flow of oil was stopped.

3. A two-year-old Chinese girl left unattended fell ten stories from her family's apartment window. State media say she survived after being caught by a woman passing by. The toddler was in critical condition Sunday.

4. Prince William and Kate faced more protests by French-speaking separatists after arriving in Quebec City. The newlyweds are on the fourth day of a nine-day trip to Canada. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge encountered small but vocal⁸ protests in Montreal, after being cheered by tens of thousands the previous day in Ottawa.

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1 ridiculed
v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience. 生物圈2号最终被讥讽为科研上的大失败，代价是昂贵的伪科学。来自《简明英汉词典》 She ridiculed his insatiable greed. 她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 forensic
adj.法庭的，雄辩的
参考例句：
The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。 The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

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 suffocated
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )；（将某人）闷死；让人感觉闷热；憋气
参考例句：
Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。 I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。

5 gauge
v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器
参考例句：
Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？ It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

6 ruptured
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
参考例句：
They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。来自辞典例句

7 pipeline
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。 A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

8 vocal
adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目
参考例句：
The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。 Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。