美联社新闻一分钟 AP 巨型陨石坠落照亮挪威夜空

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination¹ or get tested weekly.

加州将要求政府雇员和所有医护人员出示新冠肺炎疫苗接种证明或每周接受病毒检测。

New York City will impose similar requirements for municipal workers as COVID case rates rise fueled by the highly contagious² delta³ variant⁴.

纽约市将对市政工作人员实施类似的要求，因为高传染性的德尔塔病毒导致新冠感染率上升。

President Joe Biden celebrated⁵ the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the White House Rose Garden Monday.

周一，美国总统拜登在白宫玫瑰园庆祝《美国残疾人法》颁布31周年。

He highlighted the progress made over the past three decades and the bipartisan spirit involved in getting the law passed.

他强调了过去三十年来所取得的进展，以及两党合作让该法案获得通过的精神。

The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural⁶ committee has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a New York courtroom.

前总统特朗普2017年就职典礼委员会主席在纽约法庭上对刑事指控拒不认罪。

Prosecutors⁷ allege⁸ that Tom Barrack secretly worked as an agent for the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump's foreign policy.

检察官指控汤姆·巴拉克（Tom Barrack）秘密担任阿联酋的代理人，以影响特朗普的外交政策。

A hunt is underway for rocks from a large meteorite⁹ that was seen over parts of southern Norway.

一颗大型陨石在挪威南部部分地区上空坠落后，人们开始寻找坠落的陨石碎片。

One eyewitness¹⁰ described it as a big light that looked like a plane on fire.

一名目击者称陨石发出了“巨大的亮光”，看起来像一架着火的飞机。

1 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

2 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

3 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

4 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。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

7 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

8 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

9 meteorite   

n.陨石；流星

参考例句：

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。

10 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。