美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-20

Michael Vick is starting his time behind bars. That's according to a US marshal and court documents. Vick was scheduled to be sentenced next month on a federal dogfighting conspiracy¹ charge. But documents show Vick decided² to turn himself into authorities of the Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, Virginia in anticipation³ of a prison term. He pleaded guilty to running a dogfighting operation out of his home in southern Virginia. He could face up to five years in prison. In addition, he faces similar dogfighting charges in the state courts. Vick was an all-star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons⁴ when his legal troubles began. An arbitrator ruled he will have to return nearly 20 million dollars in bonus money to the team which says he used some of the money to bankroll the dogfighting.

1 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

4 falcons   

n.猎鹰( falcon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey. 游隼捕到鸟类猎物时，通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛，再把肉撕下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Though he doubted the wisdom of using falcons, Dr. de la Fuente undertook the project. 虽然德·拉·富恩特博士怀疑使用游隼是否明智，但他还是执行了这项计划。 来自辞典例句