美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美防长奥斯汀突访阿富汗

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Defense¹ Secretary Lloyd Austin made his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon Chief, where he toured the capital, Kabul, and met with officials Sunday. Speaking after that meeting, Austin told reporters the Biden administration wants to see "a responsible end" to America's longest war.

美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀自就任美国国防部长后首次访问阿富汗。他访问了阿富汗首都喀布尔，并于周日会见了阿富汗官员。奥斯丁在会后对记者表示，拜登政府希望看到美国这场持续时间最久的战争以“负责任的方式结束”。

Miami Beach officials ordered an emergency curfew that went into effect Saturday at 8 p.m., after days of partying by maskless Spring Break crowds led to confrontations² with police. An emergency period of three days has been called and city commissioners³ are considering extending the curfew.

迈阿密海滩官员下令于周六晚8点开始实施紧急宵禁。在春假期间，不戴口罩的民众参加了数天的派对，并与警察发生冲突。紧急宵禁时间为期三天，城市官员正在考虑延长宵禁时间。

Pope Francis on Sunday denounced racism⁴, likening it to a virus that lurks⁵ in waiting only to show that "our supposed social progress is not as real" as as people think. Francis' tweet came on the date the U.N. designates as the International Day for the Elimination⁶ of Racial Discrimination.

教皇方济各周日谴责了种族主义，将其喻为蠢蠢欲动的病毒，只是为了表明“我们所谓的社会进步并不像人们想象的那样真实”。方济各的推文是在联合国指定的国际消除种族歧视日发布的。

And in Australia, evacuation orders were issued Sunday for the country's most populous⁷ state New South Wales, following what's being called the worst flooding in decades.

在澳大利亚，人口最多的新南威尔士州周日发布了疏散令，此前这里发生了数十年来最严重的洪灾。

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句

3 commissioners   

n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 )；长官；委员；政府部门的长官

参考例句：

• The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有５名委员，是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

4 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

5 lurks   

n.潜在，潜伏；（lurk的复数形式）vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Behind his cool exterior lurks a reckless and frustrated person. 在冷酷的外表背后，他是一个鲁莽又不得志的人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good. 福兮祸所倚，祸兮福所伏。 来自互联网

6 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

7 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。