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1. In a television interview today, President Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage, ending months of speculation¹ about his position. Obama says he arrived at his decision after years of talking with family and friends on the issue.

2. Lawyers for Jerry Sandusky have asked a judge to postpone² his child sex abuse trial. They say the delay is needed in order to effectively defend the former Penn State assistant football coach.

3. Police have released surveillance tape of a man charged in the killing³ of a Tennessee mother and her teenage daughter. Suspect Adam Mayes is also alleged⁴ to have fled with the woman's two younger girls. Mayes was last seen at a convenience store in Union County, Mississippi, days after the girls' disappearance⁵. He's been added to the FBI's ten most wanted list.

4. Queen Elizabeth of England has announced plans to reform the House of Lords and boost Britain's economic growth. Proposals must be voted on by parliament before becoming law.

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1 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 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。

3 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。

4 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。