美联社新闻一分钟 AP 辉瑞要推出第三剂加强版疫苗?

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Pfizer and US officials are said to discuss authorization¹ for a 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine² on Monday. Pfizer says booster shots will be needed within a year. While President Biden's chief medical adviser³, Dr. Anthony Fauci, isn't ruling out the possibility. He says it's too soon for the government to recomment another shot.

辉瑞和美国官员周一讨论批准第三剂新冠肺炎疫苗。辉瑞公司表示，一年内将需要接种加强针。而拜登总统的首席医疗顾问福奇（Anthony Fauci）医生并不排除这种可能性。他指出，政府现在推荐接种第三剂疫苗还为时过早。

Firefighters in California are trying to contain multiple massive wildfires amid scorching⁴ temperatures. Power officials urged Californians to conserve⁵ energy after fire disrupted electricity supplies from Oregon.

在高温天气下，加州消防员正在努力扑灭多处大规模的野火。火灾导致来自俄勒冈州的电力供应中断后，电力官员敦促加州民众节约能源。

South Florida officials say 90 deaths are now confirmed in the condo building collapse⁶. More than 30 remain missing and the Miami-Dade County Fire Chief says it's uncertain when the recovery operation will end.

佛罗里达州南部的官员表示，目前已确认公寓倒塌事故造成90人遇难。目前仍有30多人不知所踪，迈阿密戴德县消防队长表示，目前还不确定救援行动何时结束。

Thousands marched in Havana and other parts of Cuba in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations⁷ in memory. Cubans are protesting high prices and food shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic.

数千人在哈瓦那和古巴其他地方举行了最大规模的反政府示威游行。在新冠病毒大流行期间，古巴人民抗议高物价和粮食短缺问题。

1 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

2 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。

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

5 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

6 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

7 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。