美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-30

1. University of South Carolina officials say the school is doing what it can for the teachers and friends of the victims of a deadly beach house fire.Six of the seven college students killed in Sunday's fire were South Carolina students. The other was from Clemson.

2. Brigadier General Jeffrey Dorko was in stable condition after being injured by a roadside bomb in northern Baghdad.Dorko was evacuated¹ to a US military hospital in Germany.The general is the highest-ranking American officer to be hurt since the conflict began in March 2003.

3.Officials in the Dominican Republic say at least eight people have died in the fierce thunderstorms and flooding brought by Tropical² Storm Noel.At least three others are missing³.Forecasters say the storm could drop another 20 inches of rain before heading northwest toward⁴ the Bahamas.

4.And watch as this man earns a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records.He is pulling a 17,000-pound military helicopter with,that's right,his left ear.The 27-year-old former wrestling champion from Georgia pulled the chopper more than 28 yards on his 3rd try.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 tropical   

adj.热带的，热带的，炎热的

参考例句：

• You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
• This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。

3 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

4 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。