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1. A federal appeals court has declared California same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for a likely US Supreme¹ Court showdown on the voter-approved law known as Proposition 8.

2. A vice² president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity is leaving. In a letter, Karen Handel says she supported the move by the charity to cut off its funding for Planned Parenthood, a move that was reversed last week after a firestorm of criticism.

3. Russia's foreign minister is urging Syria's president to move ahead with reforms as a way to resolve the bloody³ 11-month uprising. Sergei Lavrov met with President Bashar Assad in Damascus. He says Assad indicated that he's ready for dialogues with his opponents.

4. And the New York Giants celebrated⁴ their Super Bowl win with a ticker-tape parade. The parade set off from the southern tip of Manhattan and moved slowly north to City Hall.

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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 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 bloody
adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染
参考例句：
He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。 He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

4 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。