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President Donald Trump¹ appeared no closer to signing an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill Sunday, this as unemployment aid for millions expired overnight. The federal government will run out of money at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday if Trump doesn't sign the bill.

周日，特朗普总统似乎不打算签署年底的新冠肺炎救济和支出法案，然而数百万人的失业救济将在一夜之间到期。如果特朗普不签署法案，联邦政府的资金将在周二凌晨12:01耗尽。

Officials say a Tennessee man named Anthony Quinn Warner is under investigation² in connection with the Christmas day bombing that rocked downtown Nashville. Federal and state investigators³ are working to determine who set off a bomb inside a recreational vehicle Friday, as well as identify human remains⁴ found at the scene.

有关官员表示，一名名叫安东尼·奎因·华纳(Anthony Quinn Warner)的田纳西州男子正在接受调查，其涉嫌与纳什维尔市中心的圣诞节爆炸事件有关。联邦和州调查人员正在努力排查周五在一辆休闲车内引爆炸弹的嫌疑人，并辨认在现场发现的遇难者遗体。

A U.S. army special forces sergeant⁵ based in Florida has been charged in an apparently⁶ random⁷ shooting that killed three and injured three more at an Illinois bowling⁸ alley⁹ Saturday. The Winnebago County State attorney said 37 year-old Duke Webb was charged with three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder.

周六，一名驻扎在佛罗里达州的美国陆军特种部队中士被控在伊利诺斯州一家保龄球馆随意开枪，造成3人死亡，3人受伤。温尼贝戈县州检察官表示，37岁的杜克·韦伯被控三项谋杀罪名和三项一级谋杀未遂罪名。

And in Russia, New Year celebrations are officially not canceled despite a spike¹⁰ in coronavirus cases. This year most regional authorities will allow festivities to go on for children, although some restrictions¹¹ will be enforced.

在俄罗斯，尽管新冠病毒感染病例激增，但新年庆祝活动并未正式取消。今年，大多数地方政府将允许为儿童举办庆祝活动，尽管会强行施加一些限制措施。

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1 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。

2 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。

3 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

6 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
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An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。 On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

8 bowling
n.保龄球运动
参考例句：
Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。 Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

9 alley
n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路
参考例句：
We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。 The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

10 spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。 They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

11 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

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