美联社新闻一分钟 AP 英国部分地区推迟4周再"解封"

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

British prime minister Boris Johnson is delaying the easing of coronavirus restrictions¹ in England until July 19th, because of the spread of a virus variant². Johnson says he's confident a four week delay will be enough to get milions more people fully³ vaccinated⁴ against the virus.

英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊(Boris Johnson)将英国放宽新冠病毒的限制推迟至7月19日，原因是一种病毒变种的传播。约翰逊称，他相信推迟四周足以让数百万人完全接种疫苗。

Vice⁵ President Kamala Harris is in South Carolina to kick off a monthlong push by the White House to get more Americans vaccinated before the July 4th holiday. The administration is working to provide free transportation and childcare for people getting their vaccinations⁶.

美国副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯(Kamala Harris)正在南卡罗来纳启动白宫为期一个月的行动，即在7月4日假期前让更多美国人接种疫苗。拜登政府正在努力为接种疫苗的人们提供免费的交通和托儿服务。

President Joe Biden met with the president of Turkey on the sidelines of the NATO Summit Monday but said little about their talks in a later photo session. The Turkish president was focused on the country's acquisition of a Russian air defense⁷ system, which led to Turkey being removed from the US F-35 fighter program.

美国总统拜登周一在北约峰会期间会见了土耳其总统，但在随后的合影环节几乎没有谈到他们的会谈。土耳其总统关注的是该国获得俄罗斯防空系统，此举导致土耳其被美国从F-35战斗机项目中除名。

Emergency crews were battling a massive fire at a northern Illinois chemical plant that exploded into flames Monday morning. Huge plumes⁸ of thick black smoke prompted officials to evacuate⁹ residents and business near the Chemtool plant near Rockton.

周一早上，伊利诺斯州北部一家化工厂爆炸引发大火，紧急救援人员正在奋力灭火。巨大的黑色浓烟促使官员疏散了紧邻罗克顿的Chemtool工厂附近的居民和企业。

1 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

2 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。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 plumes   

羽毛( plume的名词复数 )； 羽毛饰； 羽毛状物； 升上空中的羽状物

参考例句：

• The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。
• The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

9 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。