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Advocates on both sides of the gay marriage debate are criticizing the Supreme¹ Court. The justices had turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. The court's order effectively makes gay marriage legal in 30 states.

The American journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia is now in a Nebraska hospital. He arrived this morning and is housed in a special containment² unit.

A US-British scientist who worked in the South France and a husband-and-wife research team from Norway share this year's Nobel Prize in medicine. The trio was accredited³ of locating a brain navigation system, the discovery that could lead to advances in diagnosing Alzheimer.

And in Hong Kong, pro-democracy students are vowing⁴ to fight on despite dwindling⁵ numbers. Talks between students and the government started but only disagreements remained.

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1 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。

2 containment
n.阻止，遏制；容量
参考例句：
Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。 Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

3 accredited
adj.可接受的；可信任的；公认的；质量合格的v.相信( accredit的过去式和过去分词 )；委托；委任；把…归结于
参考例句：
The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。 Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。

4 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

5 dwindling
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。来自《简明英汉词典》 He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-09