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1. President Barack Obama is nominating former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defense¹ secretary, calling him "the leader our troops deserve". he also chose White House counterterrorism adviser² John Brennan to lead the CIA.

2. Prosecutors³ are laying out their case against James Holmes. Investigators⁴ say he tossed two gas cans and then opened fire inside a Colorado movie theatre last July, killing⁵ 12 people and wounding dozens. The hearing is expected to last all week

3. Pre-trial proceedings⁶ are taking places in India for five men accused of raping⁷ and killing a young student. Police have charged the men with murder, rape⁸ and other crimes that could bring them the death penalty. A magistrate⁹ is expected to transfer the case to a fast-track court for the trial.

4. And in Las Vegas, technology companies are showing off their newest gadgets¹⁰, getting a lot of attention - ultra HDTVs. Manufactures say they have four times the resolution of regular HDTVs.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 adviser
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。 Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

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 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 proceedings
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。 to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

7 raping
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。来自《简明英汉词典》 The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。来自互联网

8 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

9 magistrate
n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官
参考例句：
The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。 John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

10 gadgets
n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数）
参考例句：
Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。来自超越目标英语第4册 This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-11