CNN 2009-06-29

There is some new information this morning on Michael Jackson's death. The cardiologist who was with the singer when he collapsed¹ spoke² with L.A. police detectives for about three hours yesterday. Meanwhile Jackson's family spent the afternoon at his rented estate in Holmby Hills. Two moving vans also showed up, one left with items from the home. Now autopsy³ results are inconclusive at this point and we're told more tests could take weeks and we are now hearing that the family wants a second private autopsy. As for the singer's three children they are with their grandmother Katherine Jackson. Potential guardians⁴ could be named in Jackson's will which hasn't been made public as of yet.

Los Angeles detectives say they have interviewed Michael Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray, they said that interview was extensive. This happened yesterday. They say he gave them key information that could help them figure out what happened when Jackson died. Detectives, however, not commenting publicly about what they learned from the doctor. Murray's attorney says his client is not a suspect.

The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he is the supreme⁵ leader of Iran. He came out with a statement calling for unity⁶. This after days of demonstrations⁷, some deadly crackdowns, the arrests of hundreds of opposition⁸ members and the ongoing⁹ complaints by opposition candidates that the June 12th presidential elections were rigged. Of course according to the official statements by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the past that election was a victory for his ally Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Now let me move us to another subject that is very important right now is the detention¹⁰ of eight staff members, eight local staff members working for the British embassy in Tehran. The British foreign office, the top diplomat¹¹ of England, David Miliband he has come out calling this detention unacceptable. Since those June 12th elections, the Iranian government has repeatedly accused Britain and other western countries including the US of supporting these demonstrators and inciting¹² divisions in Iranian society.

US troops are due to be out of the cities and towns of Iraq by Tuesday. It's the next step in the process of pulling US forces out of the country. The move is part of a security agreement struck between the Iraqi government and the Bush administration.

1 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 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。

4 guardians   

监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者

参考例句：

• Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
• The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

7 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

10 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

11 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

12 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。