美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-11-25

1. It's happening again in Southern California. Wildfires are scorching the Malibu area, destroying homes and forcing others to flee to safer ground. These blazes come as San Diego is still recovering from massive fires earlier this season.

2. President Bush is sending his congratulations to Kevin Rudd, who has been swept into power today in Australia's elections. His left-leaning party's emphatic² victory ends nearly 12 years of rule by the conservative John Howard.

3. Rescue crews in Bangladesh are searching for victims after a section of a bridge gave way under the weight of thousands of cyclone³ victims. They were all racing⁴ toward aid workers who were delivering rice when the bridge collapsed⁵.

4. Flight controllers say the cooling and power systems are now up and running, and the room has been added to the International Space Station. Two spacewalking astronauts finished the wiring job today. It's the last major task on the "to-do list" before the next shuttle mission in early December.

1 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

2 emphatic   

adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的

参考例句：

• Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
• He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。