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1. The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark was packed to capacity for singer Whitney Houston's funeral. A variety of stars spoke¹ and performed. Houston is expected to be laid to rest near her father's grave in New Jersey².

2. New York's Timothy Dolan is among 22 cardinals³ named by Pope Benedict Saturday. He artfully dodged⁴ suggestions that he could be in line to be the first American pope.

3. Attorneys presented their final arguments in the first-degree murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player. The prosecution⁵ says George Huguely killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken rage.

4. And as many as two million revelers were expected in Rio Saturday. It was the second day of the Black Ball carnival⁶, marked in nearly every part of the city.

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1 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。

2 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。

3 cardinals
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )；红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）；基数
参考例句：
cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教 A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

4 dodged
v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避
参考例句：
He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。来自《简明英汉词典》 He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。 He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

6 carnival
n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演
参考例句：
I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。 Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。