2020年CRI 白宫疫情顾问斯科特·阿特拉斯宣布辞职 拜登公布经济团队名单

The Hong Kong Chief Executive is urging residents to stay at home and refrain from social gatherings¹.

Carrie Lam says on Tuesday that the next two weeks will be crucial to containing a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in the city.

Hong Kong reported 76 new cases on Monday, bringing the total to more than 63 hundred.

Last week, 87 new cases were reported on average daily, of which 90 percent were locally transmitted.

The Chinese Ambassador to Canada has held a telephone conversation with Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou.

Cong Peiwu reiterated² that China will earnestly urge Canada to release Meng as soon as possible and ensure her safe return to China.

The Chinese Premier³ is calling on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to foster a secure and stable development environment.

Addressing the latest meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of SCO Member States via video link, Li Keqiang also called for joint⁴ efforts to consolidate⁵ integrated development, leverage⁶ the catalytic role of sci-tech innovation and pursue people-centered cooperation.

He called on SCO members to continue to carry out joint counter-terrorism exercises and cooperation on deradicalization, effectively deal with new challenges such as cyber terrorism, and jointly⁷ safeguard data security.

He also called for supporting Afghanistan's national reconciliation⁸ process and helping⁹ the country restore stability and development at an early date.

Dr. Scott Atlas¹⁰ has resigned as special adviser¹¹ to President Donald Trump¹² on coronavirus.

He has repeatedly downplayed the importance of face masks and said lockdowns had been "an epic¹³ failure" in stopping the spread of the virus.

His views have been sharply criticized by public health experts, including leading U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled his economic team, nominating former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to lead the Treasury¹⁴ Department.

If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to serve as U.S. treasury secretary.

Biden also selected President and CEO Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), while Cecilia Rouse from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs was named to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers¹⁵.

The U.S. state of Arizona has certified¹⁶ its election results, confirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory over incumbent¹⁷ President Donald Trump and granting the state's 11 electoral votes to the former vice¹⁸ president.

A top Iranian security official has accused Israel of using electronic devices to kill top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Supreme¹⁹ National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani made the comments at the funeral of Fakhrizadeh, who was killed on Friday.

Authorities initially²⁰ said a truck exploded and then gunmen opened fire on the scientist, killing²¹ him.

Israel, who has long been suspected of killing Iranian nuclear scientists over the last decade, has declined to comment on the attack.

Fakhrizadeh founded Iran's military nuclear program in the 2000s. Tehran has maintained that its nuclear activities are peaceful.

The first weekly decline in global COVID-19 cases since September has appeared.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the decline came mainly thanks to a drop in cases in Europe.

But the WHO official warns that caution is still needed.

He urged people to be careful during the festive²² season.

WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan says governments need to consider how best to reduce contact between people to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

中国香港特区行政长官呼吁居民待在家中，不要参加社交聚会。

林郑月娥周二表示，未来两周将是控制特区第四波新冠肺炎疫情的关键。

周一，中国香港报告了76例新增病例，使总数超过6300例。

上周香港日均报告87例新增病例，90%为本土传播病例。

中国驻加拿大大使与华为公司首席财务官孟晚舟进行了电话交谈。

丛培武重申，中方将恳切敦促加方尽快释放孟晚舟，并确保她安全返回中国。

中国国务院总理呼吁上海合作组织营造安全稳定的发展环境。

李克强以视频方式在最近举行的上合组织成员国政府首脑理事会会议上发表讲话，呼吁各方共同努力，巩固融合发展，发挥科技创新的催化作用，推进以人为本的合作。

他呼吁上合组织成员国继续开展联合反恐演习和去极端化合作，有效应对网络恐怖主义等新挑战，共同维护数据安全。

他还呼吁阿富汗的民族和解进程，帮助阿富汗早日恢复稳定和发展。

斯科特·阿特拉斯博士已辞去唐纳德·特朗普总统的冠状病毒特别顾问一职。

他多次淡化口罩的重要性，并表示封锁是阻止病毒传播的“重大失败”。

他的观点受到了包括美国著名传染病专家安东尼·福奇在内的公共卫生专家的严厉批评。

美国当选总统乔·拜登公布经济团队名单，提名前美联储主席珍妮特·耶伦出任财政部长。

如果获得参议院批准，耶伦将成为美国首位女财政部长。

拜登还任命美国进步中心主席兼首席执行官妮拉·坦登为白宫行政管理和预算局（简称OMB）局长，任命普林斯顿大学公共及国际事务学院院长塞西莉娅·劳斯为白宫经济顾问委员会主席。

美国亚利桑那州认证选举结果，确认当选总统乔·拜登击败现任总统唐纳德·特朗普，前副总统拜登获得了该州11张选举人票。

伊朗一名高级安全官员指责以色列使用电子设备杀害伊朗顶级核科学家穆赫森·法赫里扎德。

最高国家安全委员会秘书阿里·沙姆哈尼在法赫里扎德的葬礼上发表上述言论，法赫里扎德于周五遇害。

有关部门最初表示，一辆卡车发生爆炸，随后持枪者开枪杀害了这名科学家。

长期以来，以色列一直被怀疑在过去十年杀害了多名伊朗核科学家，但以色列拒绝对这起袭击发表评论。

法赫里扎德在21世纪初成立伊朗军事核项目。伊朗政府坚称，其核活动是和平的。

自9月以来，全球新冠肺炎周（新增病例）首次下降。

世界卫生组织总干事特德罗斯·阿达诺姆·盖布雷耶苏斯表示，（新增病例）下降主要是由于欧洲病例的下降。

但这位世卫组织官员警告称，仍需对此保持谨慎。

他敦促人们在节日期间要小心。

世卫组织紧急项目负责人迈克尔·瑞安表示，各国政府需要考虑如何最好地减少人们之间的接触，防止疫情传播。

1 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

2 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

6 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

7 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

8 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

10 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

11 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

12 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

13 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

14 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

15 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

16 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

17 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

18 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

19 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。

20 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

21 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。

22 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。