2021年经济学人 一周要闻 拜登:5月底前有充足疫苗供应全美成人

Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, withdrew his Fidesz party from the European People’s Party, the centre-right and largest grouping in the European Parliament. This came as the EPP agreed to rules that would make it much easier to expel a delegation¹ from a country, like Hungary, that violates the rule of law.

匈牙利总理欧尔班(Viktor Orban)决定让其领导的青民盟(Fidesz party)退出欧洲人民党(European People’s party)，该党是欧洲议会中右翼的最大党团。与此同时，欧洲人民党同意了一些规则，这些规则将使驱逐某个违反法律规则的国家代表团变得更加容易，比如匈牙利。

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, faced tough questions from a parliamentary committee at Holyrood about her mishandling of allegations of sexual harassment² levelled at Alex Salmond, her predecessor³. A jury found Mr Salmond not guilty of all charges a year ago.

苏格兰首席大臣尼古拉·斯特金(Nicola Sturgeon)面临着来自苏格兰议会一个委员会的尖锐提问，该委员会指责她对前任亚历克斯·萨尔蒙德(Alex Salmond)性骚扰指控处理不当。一年前，陪审团裁定萨尔蒙德无罪。

Britain’s Supreme⁴ Court ruled that Shamima Begum could not return to the country to challenge the government’s decision to strip her of her citizenship⁵. At the age of 15 Ms Begum left Britain to join Islamic State in Syria and is stuck in a camp there. The court decided⁶ that her right to a fair hearing did not override⁷ public-safety concerns.

英国最高法院裁定，沙米玛·贝居姆（Shamima Begum）不能返回英国针对政府剥夺其公民身份的决定进行上诉。贝居姆15岁时离开英国，加入了叙利亚的伊斯兰国组织，目前被困在当地的一处营地里。法院决定，她获得公平听证的权利不能凌驾于公众安全担忧之上。

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor⁸ opened an investigation⁹ into alleged¹⁰ war crimes in the Palestinian territories since June 2014. After a preliminary examination she said charges could be filed against both Israelis and Palestinians.

国际刑事法院首席检察官开始调查自2014年6月以来巴勒斯坦领土上的战争罪指控。该检察官表示，经过初步审查后，可能会对以色列人和巴勒斯坦人提出指控。

Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, said Iran was behind an explosion that damaged an Israeli-owned commercial vessel¹² in the Gulf¹³ of Oman. Days later one of his ministers linked Iran to an oil spill off Israel’s coast that has caused grave environmental damage.

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡表示，阿曼湾一艘以色列商船发生爆炸，而伊朗是幕后黑手。几天后，他的一名部长将伊朗与以色列海岸的石油泄漏事件联系在一起，这起事件对环境造成了严重的破坏。

Amnesty International accused government forces in Mozambique, mercenaries working with them and the jihadists they are battling of committing war crimes. A report by the human-rights group said the warring parties have indiscriminately killed hundreds of civilians¹⁴.

国际特赦组织指责莫桑比克政府军、与他们合作的雇佣军以及正在与之作战的圣战分子犯下了战争罪。人权组织的一份报告称，交战双方不分青红皂白地杀害了数百名平民。

Coronavirus briefs

疫情一览

Joe Biden promised that there would be enough COVID-19 vaccine¹⁵ for every adult in America by the end of May. This came after the White House negotiated a deal by which Merck will help produce the one-shot dose developed by Johnson & Johnson.

乔·拜登承诺，到5月底，美国将有充足的新冠肺炎疫苗供每个成年人接种。此前，白宫与默克公司达成协议，将帮助生产强生公司开发的单剂疫苗。

Facing criticism about the slow speed of its vaccination¹⁶ drive, the French government said people aged¹¹ 65 to 74 would now be able to get the AstraZeneca shot. People over 75 still must have either the Pfizer or Moderna jab.

面对对疫苗接种速度缓慢的批评，法国政府表示，65岁至74岁的人现在可接种阿斯利康的疫苗。75岁以上的人仍然必须注射辉瑞或Moderna疫苗。

Colombia became the first country in Latin America to receive vaccines¹⁷ through the covax distribution programme, backed by the World Health Organisation¹⁸.

哥伦比亚成为拉丁美洲首个通过世界卫生组织支持的“covax”计划获得疫苗的国家。

The governor of Texas ordered the lifting of most restrictions¹⁹ relating to COVID-19, saying his state was open for business “100%”. Health officials warned that this was too soon.

德克萨斯州州长下令取消与新冠肺炎有关的大多数限制，称该州“100%”开放商业。卫生官员警告说，现在开放为时过早。

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

3 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

6 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。

7 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。

8 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

10 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

11 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

12 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

13 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

14 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

15 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

16 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

17 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

18 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

19 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制