Lindsay Lohan free from house arrest after 35 days

 　　BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan was officially released Wednesday after 35 days of house arrest, according to media reports Thursday.

　　"I'm excited to start community service and focus on my work," Lohan spoke¹ to TMZ before she went outside for the first time in 35 days.

　　The "Mean Girls" star was then spotted² going into the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles, to start completing her 480 hours of community service.

　　Lohan was sentenced in May to 120 days in jail, but the 24 year-old actress qualified³ for a shorter period of house arrest under programs for nonviolent offenders⁴ and to reduce overcrowding in Los Angeles jails.

　　The next step for Lohan is to start filming a movie about New York crime boss John Gotti later this year with co-stars John Travolta and Al Pacino.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

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 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。