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1. The California Supreme1 Court has upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. But the court decided2 that the thousands of gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect can stay wed3.
2. Senate Democrats4 are promising5 they'll do their best to get President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee6 confirmed quickly. Republican senators meanwhile are reacting cautiously to Obama's choice of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
3. North Korea celebrated7 its underground nuclear test on Tuesday amid a storm of international criticism against the move. Top officials marked the test with speeches and applause.
4. After years of arguments, a South Carolina judge has approved the settlement over James Brown's estate. It gives nearly half of Brown's wealth to his charitable trust, about a fourth to his wife and young son, and the rest to his adult children. Brown died in 2006.
1 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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2 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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4 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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5 promising | |
adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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6 nominee | |
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者 | |
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7 celebrated | |
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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