美联社新闻一分钟 AP 印度变种或推迟英国解封计划

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The British government says a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant¹ could delay its plans to lift remaining social restrictions² next month.

英国政府表示，一种快速传播的变异新型冠状病毒或将推迟下个月解除疫情封锁措施的计划。

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that "we may need to wait" beyond the planned date of June 21.

英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊周四表示，关于计划于6月21日解除封锁一事，“我们可能还要再等待一段时间”。

The city that was once Australia's worst COVID-19 hot spot has announced a seven-day lockdown.

这座城市曾是澳大利亚新冠肺炎疫情最严重的区域，现已宣布戒严7天。

The Victoria statewide lockdown begins at midnight and comes after a traveler from India became infected early this month with a highly-contagious Indian variant of COVID-19.

维多利亚州全州范围内的封锁将从午夜开始，此前的本月初，一名来自印度的游客感染了一种传染性很强的在印度发现的变异新冠病毒。

Tens of thousands of people were fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic³ eruption⁴ by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava⁵ near the city last week.

由于担心尼拉贡戈火山再次喷发，刚果东部城市戈马市成千上万的人正在逃离。尼拉贡戈火山上周在戈马附近喷发出熔岩。

Traffic was jammed and pedestrians⁶ streamed through the streets.

交通受阻，街道上逃亡的行人不断。

1 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

2 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

3 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

5 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

6 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》