美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-27

1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is striking back against critics in the US. Al-Maliki says Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin need to come to their senses. Both lawmakers have called for al-Maliki's ouster.

2. The Atlanta Falcons¹ are considering whether to ask Michael Vick to repay his 22-million-dollar signing bonus. Vick will formally enter a guilty plea Monday for his involvement in a dog fighting ring.

3. Dozens are dead in Greece as wildfires burn for the third day. Fires are closing in on a site of the ancient Olympics. Officials blame some of those fires on arson².

4. The father of a six-year-old paralyzed Palestinian girl is fighting for her to stay in Jerusalem for treatment. The girl was paralyzed during an Israeli air strike. The Israeli government wants to transfer the girl to the West Bank. But her father says the only chances of survival is to continue receiving treatment in Jerusalem.

1 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

2 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。