美联社新闻一分钟 AP 首批服务美军的阿富汗人飞抵美国

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

A plane carrying more than 200 interpreters and their families from Afghanistan landed near Washington, DC early Friday.

周五早上，一架来自阿富汗的飞机降落在华盛顿特区附近，机上载有200多名翻译及其家属。

It's the first evacuation flight for Afghans who worked alongside the US in Afghanistan.

这是在阿富汗与美军一起工作的阿富汗人的首架撤离航班。

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control is expected to release the data explaining why it says COVID-vaccinated¹ people should sometimes wear masks indoors.

周五，美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)预计将公布数据，解释为什么接种过新冠肺炎疫苗的人有时应该在室内戴口罩。

A federal official, speaking anonymously², links the guidance to the Provincetown, Massachusetts outbreak.

一位不愿透露姓名的联邦官员将这一指南与马萨诸塞州普罗温斯敦爆发的疫情联系起来。

President Biden announced new rules for federal employees and contractors³ not vaccinated for COVID-19.

拜登总统宣布了针对未接种新冠肺炎疫苗的联邦雇员和承包商的新规定。

Those workers will be subject to mask mandates⁴, frequent tests and physical distancing.

这些工作人员必须佩戴口罩，频繁接受新冠检测，并（与他人）保持距离。

And the National Weather Service says two tornadoes⁵ touched down in eastern Pennsylvania on Thursday evening.

美国国家气象局表示，周四晚上，两场龙卷风袭击了宾夕法尼亚州东部。

At least five people were hurt, four of them were in one auto⁶ dealership⁷.

至少有五人受伤，其中四人当时正在一家汽车经销店内。

1 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

2 anonymously   

ad.用匿名的方式

参考例句：

• The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
• Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。

3 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

5 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

6 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

7 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。