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This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Time is running out on an arms control treaty that, if it's allowed to expire, will leave the world with no legal restrictions¹ on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons for the first time in nearly half a century. The new strategic arms reduction treaty is the only remaining U.S.-Russia arms control pact². It's setto expire on February 5.

一项军备控制条约即将到期，如果该条约到期，将使美国和俄罗斯的核武器在近半个世纪以来首次不受法律限制。新的《战略武器削减条约》是美国和俄罗斯仅存的军备控制条约。该条约将于2月5日到期。

Hertz has filed for bankruptcy³ protection, unable to withstand the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled global travel and with it, the heavily indebted 102-year-old car rental⁴ company's business. The Florida-based company's lenders were unwilling⁵ to grant it another extension on its auto⁶ lease debt payments past a Friday deadline.

赫兹汽车公司已申请破产保护，该公司已无力抵御冠状病毒大流行带来的冲击。全球旅游业以及这家拥有102年历史、负债累累的汽车租赁公司的业务都受到了重创。这家公司总部位于佛罗里达州，其债权人不愿在周五的最后期限过后，再次延长其汽车租赁债务的偿还期限。

One of the two survivors⁷ of the Pakistan plane crash near Karachi said the flight proceeded normally until its descent, when there was a sudden jolt⁸. The pilot warned that the landing would be "troublesome." Moments later, the plane slammed into a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport.

巴基斯坦一架飞机在卡拉奇机场附近坠毁，两名幸存者的其中一位表示，飞机在降落前一直正常飞行，但突然发生颠簸。飞行员警告称，降落会“十分麻烦”。不久，飞机撞上了该国际机场旁边一处拥挤的居民区。

Millions of Americans are set to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and take tentative steps outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. But public health officials have deep concerns that large gatherings⁹ could cause outbreaks to come roaring back.

数百万美国人将从冠状病毒的封锁中解放出来，到户外去庆祝周末的阵亡将士纪念日(Memorial Day)。但公共卫生官员对此非常担心，大规模聚集或导致疫情再次爆发。