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1. A woman is set to be arraigned¹ near San Diego today on charges of murdering the wife of a Marine². Jessica Lopez was arrested yesterday. Authorities found the body of Brittany Killgore near a lake.

2. Three Secret Service agents are leaving amid the Colombian prostitution scandal. One was fired, one is retiring, the other has resigned. They were among 11 agents implicated³ in the scandal involving prostitutes in Cartagena ahead of President Obama's visit there.

3. India says it has successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile. India says the missile can reach as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, China.

4. Scientists say they are not sure why sick fish are turning up from the Gulf⁴ of Mexico, or if the BP oil spill from two years ago has anything to do with it. The fish are in the area affected⁵ by the spill.

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1 arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。 She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 implicated
adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的
参考例句：
These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。来自《简明英汉词典》 Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。