美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-10-24

1."All of us across this nation are concerned." President Bush is sending his thoughts to residents in the path of wildfires in Southern California. The fires have destroyed 1,300 homes. Forecasters say there are no signs the fires are slowing down. Meanwhile, Qualcomm Stadium is serving as a temporary home for evacuees.

2.NASA officials report only a few problems during this morning's space shuttle Discovery launch. A piece of ice on a hydrogen pipe broke away and six pieces of foam² insulation³ fell off the fuel tank. Neither poses a risk to the mission .

3.The man known as New York's "Preppie Killer⁴" is back in trouble with the law. Robert Chambers⁵ was arrested on drug charges.Chambers made news in the 80s when he was convicted of strangling a woman in Central Park.

4. Samsung Electronics Corporation has set the digital media bar that much higher. The company unveiled a more advanced flash memory chip able to store a whopping 64 gigabytes. Samsung says the chip can hold 18,000 songs or more than eighty movies.

1 evacuees   

n.被疏散者( evacuee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
• Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。 来自互联网

2 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

3 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网