美联社新闻一分钟 AP 澳大利亚数座城市因疫情宣布封锁

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Rescue crews in south Florida say they haven't given up looking for survivors¹ from a condo building that collapsed² last week. More than 150 people remain missing from the disaster in Surfside, near Miami.

佛罗里达州南部的救援人员表示，他们仍然没有放弃寻找上周倒塌的公寓中的幸存者。在迈阿密附近的瑟夫赛德小镇，仍有150多人下落不明。

The US Defense³ Department says the US military launched airstrikes near the Iraq-Syria border. It says it targeted Iranian-backed militia⁴ groups who have attacked US troops.

美国国防部表示，美军在伊拉克和叙利亚边境附近发动了空袭。它声称袭击的目标是伊朗支持的民兵组织，这些民兵组织袭击了美军。

Several major Australian cities including Sydney are under lockdown due to new COVID-19 outbreaks. Authorities say part of the problem has been a slow vaccine⁵ rollout.

由于新一轮新冠肺炎疫情爆发，包括悉尼在内的澳大利亚几个主要城市已被封锁。当局表示，部分问题是疫苗的推广进程缓慢。

Detroit-area residents are cleaning up from floods that knocked out power for thousands and damaged homes. A state of emergency was declared over the weekend for Detroit and surrounding areas of Wayne County.

底特律地区的居民正在清理洪水，洪水导致数千人断电、房屋受损。上周末，底特律和韦恩县周边地区宣布进入紧急状态。

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 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。

4 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

5 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。