美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国前副总统蒙代尔去世享年93岁

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

A jury in Minneapolis has begun deliberating in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin.

明尼阿波利斯陪审团开始商议前警官德里克·肖万的审判。

Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year.

肖万被指控犯有二级谋杀、三级谋杀和二级过失杀人罪，去年，他杀害了乔治·弗洛伊德。

A former Texas sheriff's deputy is in jail and accused of killing¹ his ex-wife, his teenage stepdaughter and another man.

德克萨斯州一名前副警长被指控杀害前妻、十几岁的继女和另一名男子，目前已被监禁。

Stephen Broderick was taken into custody² outside Austin on Monday morning.

斯蒂芬·布罗德里克(Stephen Broderick)于周一上午在奥斯汀郊外被拘捕。

All Americans age 16 and older are now eligible³ for the coronavirus vaccine⁴.

所有16岁及以上的美国人现在都有资格接种新冠病毒疫苗。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

4 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。