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1. It's a big day in Cyprus as banks prepare to reopen after more than a week of being shuttered while officials worked out an international bailout. There will be strict restrictions¹ on daily withdrawal² limits and a ceiling on how much travelers leaving the country can take with them.

2. Geologists³ say a scenic⁴ island hillside overlooking Puget Sound remains⁵ unstable⁶ in the area where a landslide⁷ knocked one house off its foundation and endangered others.

3. President Obama has told two Spanish-language television networks he's optimistic that snags in any immigration reform proposal can be overcome. Obama has ceded⁸ the negotiations⁹ to Congress, calculating that a bill crafted on Capitol Hill stands a better chance of passing.

4. Indoor vertical¹⁰ farming is a hot trend in the upper Midwest and other parts of the world. Now one indoor farm is taking it to new levels in a giant warehouse¹¹ just outside Chicago.

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1 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

2 withdrawal
n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
参考例句：
The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。 They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 geologists
地质学家，地质学者( geologist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Geologists uncovered the hidden riches. 地质学家发现了地下的宝藏。 Geologists study the structure of the rocks. 地质学家研究岩石结构。

4 scenic
adj.自然景色的，景色优美的
参考例句：
The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。 The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

5 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 unstable
adj.不稳定的，易变的
参考例句：
This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。 The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

7 landslide
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
参考例句：
Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。 An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

8 ceded
v.让给，割让，放弃( cede的过去式 )
参考例句：
Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. 古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。 A third of the territory was ceded to France. 领土的三分之一割让给了法国。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

10 vertical
adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置
参考例句：
The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。 Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。

11 warehouse
n.仓库；vt.存入仓库
参考例句：
We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。 The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-01