美联社新闻一分钟 AP 德国总理默克尔会见美国总统拜登

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

More than 50 people have died and dozens are missing in heavy flooding in Germany and Belgium.

德国和比利时发生特大洪水，造成50多人死亡，数十人失踪。

Rivers and reservoirs burst their banks after recent storms, triggering flash floods overnight.

最近的暴风雨过后，河流和水库决堤，一夜之间引发了山洪暴发。

German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel is meeting with President Joe Biden.

德国总理默克尔会见美国总统拜登。

They're discussing differences over a Russian gas pipeline².

他们正在讨论关于俄罗斯天然气管道的分歧。

Merkel is not seeking another term in September elections, ending a career that has spanned four presidencies³.

默克尔不打算在9月的大选中寻求连任，结束了她4次连任德国总理的政治生涯。

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling for a nationwide effort to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines⁴.

美国卫生局局长维微克·穆尔西(Vivek Murthy)呼吁在全国打击有关新冠疫情和疫苗的虚假信息。

He is urging tech companies, health care workers, and others to do more to address what he calls an "urgent threat" to public health.

他敦促科技公司、医疗工作者和其他人采取更多行动，解决他所说的对公共健康的“紧急威胁”。

Democratic leaders are touting⁵ child tax credits that are showing up in the bank accounts of more than 35 million American families.

民主党领导人正在推动儿童税收抵免，这些抵免出现在超过3500万美国家庭的银行账户中。

Most families will now qualify for monthly payments of as much as $300 perchild. President Biden is seeking to make the payments permanent.

大多数家庭现在有资格获得每个孩子每月高达300美元的补助。拜登总统正寻求将这笔津贴“永久化”。

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

3 presidencies   

n.总统的职位( presidency的名词复数 )；总统的任期

参考例句：

• The Dalai Lama previously visited the island during the presidencies of Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui. 曾经获得诺贝尔和平奖的达赖喇嘛，此前曾在李登辉和陈水扁主政期间访问台湾。 来自互联网

4 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

5 touting   

v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网