美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-22

Whipping winds are fueling fierce wildfires in Southern California. This one burns near Malibu. It threatens some multimillion-dollar homes as well as Pepperdine University. Another fire burns in the northeast section of Los Angeles County.

Iraq's president has ordered Kurdish guerillas to lay down their arms or leave Iraq. The directive came after the rebels ambushed¹ a military unit near Turkey's border, killing² 12 soldiers.

With water supplies rapidly shrinking, Georgia's governor has declared a state of emergency. Governor Sonny Perdue made the declaration for the northern third of the state. He is also asking President Bush to declare it a major disaster area.

Students at a Texas college will not be wearing sweats to class. The new president at Paul Quinn College in Dallas has enacted³ a new dress code. All students must wear casual business attire⁴. It's all part of his plan to improve student conduct and academic standings.

1 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 attire   

v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装

参考例句：

• He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
• Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。