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.

辉瑞和美国官员周一讨论批准第三剂新冠肺炎疫苗。

Pfizer says booster shots will be needed within a year.

辉瑞公司表示，一年内将需要接种加强针。

While President Biden's chief medical adviser³, Dr. Anthony Fauci, isn't ruling out the possibility.

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。

He says it's too soon for the government to recomment another shot.

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.

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。

Power officials urged Californians to conserve⁵ energy after fire disrupted electricity supplies from Oregon.

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.

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。

More than 30 remain missing and the Miami-Dade County Fire Chief says it's uncertain when the recovery operation will end.

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.

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。

Cubans are protesting high prices and food shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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。