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1. A raging wildfire has blazed through 3,500 acres in Santa Barbara County and is now threatening to charge into the coastal¹ city itself. More than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate².

2. The man accused of killing³ a Wesleyan University student was arraigned⁴ Friday. Police said Stephen Morgan shot and killed Johanna Justin-Jinich Wednesday at a bookstore near the Connecticut campus. And at the scene, officials reportedly found a journal believed to be Morgan's, which had an entry saying "kill Johanna. She must die".

3. Pakistan's army is vowing⁵ to eliminate militants⁶ from a northwestern valley, but warns that its under-equipped troops face thousands of Taliban extremists in the region. The offensive has drawn⁷ praise from the US.

4. The Obama administration had promised a sharp break with its predecessors⁸ on climate policy. But to the dismay of environmentalists, the Interior Department decided⁹ to stick with a Bush-era stand against expanding protection for polar bears.

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1 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。 She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 vowing
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。 President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

6 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 predecessors
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身
参考例句：
The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。来自《简明英汉词典》 Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-09