美联社新闻一分钟 AP 纽约州州长陷性骚扰丑闻

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Congress begins debate this week on a massive elections overhaul¹ bill. Democrats² say they want to make it easier for people to vote, regardless of political party. Republicans say the reforms would erode³ voter confidence.

国会本周开始就一项大规模选举改革法案展开辩论。民主党人表示，不管是哪个政党，他们希望让选民更容易投票。共和党人表示，这些改革将削弱选民的信心。

Donald Trump⁴ called for Republican unity⁵, in his speech to a conservative conference in Orlando, Florida. He also called about by name the 17 Republican politicians who voted to impeach⁶ or convict him.

特朗普在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的保守派会议上发表演讲，呼吁共和党团结一致。他还点名了17位投票弹劾他或给他定罪的共和党政客。

Syrian state media reported a series of alleged⁷ Israeli airstrikes near Damascus. Israeli media reports said the alleged airstrikes were on Iranian targets, after Israel's PM accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned cargo⁸ ship at sea.

叙利亚国家媒体报道称，以色列在大马士革附近发动了一系列空袭。以色列媒体报道称，此次空袭针对的是伊朗目标，此前以色列总理指责伊朗在海上袭击了一艘以色列拥有的货船。

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement acknowledging his behavior with women "may have been insensitive or too personal." He also said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment⁹ investigation¹⁰.

纽约州州长安德鲁·库莫发表声明承认，自己对女性的某些行为“可能不太敏感或过于个人化”。他还表示，他将配合一起性骚扰调查。

1 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 erode   

v.侵蚀，腐蚀，使...减少、减弱或消失

参考例句：

• Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
• Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。

4 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。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

7 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

8 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

9 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。

10 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。