美联社新闻一分钟 AP G7宣布捐10亿剂疫苗填"疫苗鸿沟"

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

President Biden and other leaders at the G-7 Summit in the United Kingdom are set to share one billion coronavirus vaccine¹ doses. The vaccine will go to struggling countries, with the US giving 500 million doses and Britain donating 100 million.

在英国举行的七国集团峰会上，拜登总统和其他领导人将分享10亿剂新冠病毒疫苗。这些疫苗将被送往处境艰难的国家，其中美国捐赠5亿剂，英国捐赠1亿剂。

Republican and Democratic Senators are working on a compromise infrastructure² deal. The compromise package is expected to cost $1 trillion, more than half of it new spending.

共和党和民主党参议员正在努力达成一项折中的基础设施协议。这项折中方案预计将耗资1万亿美元，其中超过一半为新的支出。

A large fire at a power substation in Puerto Rico is reported to have knocked out power to 700,000 homes and businesses. 400,000 homes and businesses still had no power late Thursday.

据报道，波多黎各一座变电站发生火灾，导致70万的家庭和企业断电。周四晚间，40万家庭和企业仍然没有电力供应。

Coast Guard and Los Angeles County crews searched the water off Long Beach, California after a man was reported to have fallen off a ferry. The crew reportedly saw him fall on Thursday and threw him a life ring.

海岸警卫队和洛杉矶县的工作人员在加州长滩附近水域进行搜索，此前有报道称一男子从渡轮上跌落。据报道，周四，有船员看到他落水后，扔给了他一个救生圈。

1 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。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。