美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-01_在线英语听力室

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1. Stocks fell sharply Friday. Analysts¹ blamed a series of depressing economic and earnings² reports and high oil prices. The major stock indexes fell more than 2%. The Dow closed down nearly 316 points.

2. Las Vegas police say a man is in critical condition after they found the deadly toxin³ ricin in his motel room. Six others were hospitalized as a precaution. Police don't believe the case is terrorism-related, but can’t say why the man had a vial of the poison.

3. A 17-year-old boy says his exchange family in Egypt starved him. He returned to Maine in January, weighing just 97 pounds. He was hospitalized for two weeks and has since regained⁴ 20 pounds.

4. British military officials have pulled Prince Harry⁵ from his mission in Afghanistan. They say media coverage⁶ of the royal's deployment⁷ could put him and his comrades at risk.

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1 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 earnings
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。 Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

3 toxin
n.毒素，毒质
参考例句：
Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。 Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。

4 regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )；赢回；重回；复至某地
参考例句：
The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

5 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

6 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

7 deployment
n. 部署,展开
参考例句：
He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。 Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-01