AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-21_在线英语听力室

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1.Former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick left a Kansas prison early Wednesday to begin home confinement¹ in Virginia. Vick spent 19 months behind bars for financing a dogfighting ring. His agent says resuming a football career will not be his immediate² focus.

2.Authorities nationwide are on a lookout³ for a mother and her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son who fled after refusing the chemotherapy that doctors say could save the boy's life. An arrest warrant has been issued for Colleen Hauser.

3.The House passed legislation Wednesday that would impose sweeping⁴ new restrictions⁵ on the credit card industry. The bill includes a requirement that consumers receive at least 45 days' notice and an explanation before their interest rate is increased.

4.The NBA's Eastern Conference finals open tonight in Cleveland as the Cavaliers take on the Orlando Magic. The Cavs are a well-rested team after sweeping both Detroit and Atlanta in the playoffs. Orlando is fresh off a seven-game win over Boston.

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1 confinement
n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限
参考例句：
He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。 The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。

2 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 lookout
n.注意，前途，瞭望台
参考例句：
You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。 It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。

4 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。 Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

5 restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 )；管制；制约因素；带限制性的条件（或规则）
参考例句：
I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。 a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-21