AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-14)_在线英语听力室

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1. The Obama administration says BP has agreed to speed up payments to people and businesses whose livelihoods¹ have been washed away by the Gulf² oil spill. Those who have filed damage claims are complaining of delays and skimpy payments.

2. A southern California teenager attempting to sail around the world alone is feared missing. Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was last known to have left South Africa in late May, and then lost communication in the Indian Ocean.

3. The Associated Press discovers that South Carolina's Democratic primary winner for US Senate faces a felony obscenity charge. Unemployed³ Veteran Alvin Greene shocked the political establishment when he won the race.

4. Facebook helps a California mom locate her two missing children after 15 years. California authorities were able to track down the children in Florida, and the husband was arrested on kidnapping and child custody⁴ charges.

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1 livelihoods
生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )
参考例句：
First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件 With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

2 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 unemployed
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。 The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

4 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-14)