美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-05

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1. British sailors once held captive by Iran are greeted by the country's president who offered handshakes. He says the release of the 15 sailors is an Easter gift. Their sudden release defused a growing crisis between Iran and the West over the capture.

2. Barack Obama raked in during the first three months of the year, raising 25 million dollars to fuel his presidential aspirations¹. The cash puts him on a par² with Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.

3. New documents show one doctor prescribed all 11 prescription³ medications found in Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room. More than 600 pills were missing from prescriptions⁴ no more than five weeks old. It's unclear if the centerfold took all of them.

4. An Alabama woman was arrested for riding under the influence. That's right. She was riding a horse while under the influence of controlled substances, allegedly using the animal to ram⁵ a police car. The horse is being treated at home by a deputy.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. rake in
If you say that someone is raking in money, you mean that they are making a lot of money very easily, more easily than you think they should. (INFORMAL)

2. on a par with
If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.

3. centerfold: n-count
A centerfold is a picture that covers the two center pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman. (AM)

4. under the influence
If someone is under the influence, their mind is affected⁶ by alcohol or drugs. (INFORMAL)

5. ram: verb
If a vehicle rams⁷ something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately⁸.