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1. Sources say Whitney Houston's body will be taken home to New Jersey¹ late Monday for a funeral to be held at week's end. Meanwhile police say Houston was found in a tub and unconscious in a Beverly Hills hotel Saturday. It could be weeks before a cause of death is determined².

2. President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2013. It calls for $4 trillion in deficit³ reduction over the next decade, but does little to restrain growth in the government's huge health benefit programs.

3. The judge overseeing the child sex abuse case of Jerry Sandusky says the former Penn state assistant coach can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge said Sandusky can see the children under their parents' supervision⁴, except for three grandchildren who are the subject of custody⁵ litigation.

4. And a 19-year-old Turkish man saw his new face for the first time today. The man was burned in a fire as a baby. It will still take him months of therapy to be able to control his facial nerves.

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1 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。 We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 supervision
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。 The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

5 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。