美联社新闻一分钟 AP 罕见寒潮致美国德州大面积断电

 

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

A massive winter storm has left more than four million people in Texas without power. At least two people have died, and temperatures dropped into single digits¹ as far south as San Antonio.

一场巨大的冬季风暴使德克萨斯州四百多万人断电。至少有两人死亡，远至南部圣安东尼奥的气温降至个位数。

Areas across the South and Midwest are also dealing² with frigid³ winter weather and dangerous icy roads. Kentucky officials warned residents not to drive, while Chicago and Milwaukee are expecting deep snow.

南部和中西部地区也面临着寒冷冬季天气和危险的结冰道路的问题。肯塔基州官员警告居民不要开车，芝加哥和密尔沃基预计将迎来大雪。

Large numbers of people are gathering⁴ at US-Mexico border, falsely believing they can enter the US., now that Donald Trump⁵ is no longer president. President Biden has not lifted the major restrictions⁶ on asylum⁷ seekers.

大批人聚集在美墨边境，误以为他们可以进入美国。现在特朗普已不再是美国总统。新总统拜登没有解除对寻求庇护者的主要限制。

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio rode a subway with city police officers, to send a message that the transit⁸ system is safe. Four people have recently been stabbed in subway trains and stations. Two of them died. A suspect is under arrest.

纽约市长比尔·白思豪(Bill de Blasio)和纽约市警察一起乘坐地铁，向人们传达交通系统是安全的信息。最近有四人在地铁和车站被刺伤。其中两人死亡。一名嫌疑犯被捕。

1 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 frigid   

adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的

参考例句：

• The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
• She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 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。

6 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

7 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

8 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。