美联社新闻一分钟 AP 普京因接触新冠患者开始自我隔离

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a second day of congressional questions about the U.S. withdrawal¹ from Afghanistan.

美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯（Antony Blinken）连续第二天出席国会关于美国从阿富汗撤军的听证会。

The State Department has been criticised for not acting² quickly enough to get people out of the country after the Taliban took control of Kabul.

在塔利班控制阿富汗后，美国国务院因未立刻采取行动将人们撤出阿富汗受到批评。

Russian President Vladimir Putin has entered self-isolation after people in his inner circle became infected with the coronavirus.

俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京（Vladimir Putin）在其随行人员感染新冠病毒后进入了自我隔离状态。

The Kremlin said Putin himself has tested negative for COVID-19.

克里姆林宫表示，普京本人的新冠病毒检测呈阴性。

Egypt has showcased an ancient tomb belonging to the cemetery³ complex of King Djoser, a pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago.

埃及展示了一座国王左塞尔墓地的古墓，他是一位生活在4500多年前的法老。

The structure, known as the Southern Tomb, includes a labyrinth⁴ of corridors, decorated with hieroglyphic⁵ carvings⁶ and tiles.

这座被称为“南部墓室”的建筑包括迷宫般的走廊，上面装饰着象形雕刻和瓦片。

And a new exhibition titled 'Banksy and Street Art' has opened in Perm, Russia.

一个名为“班克西和街头艺术”的新展览在俄罗斯彼尔姆开幕。

The exhibit showcases eight of the elusive⁷ artist's works.

这次展览展示了这位难以捉摸的艺术家的八件作品。

The showing comes at a time when demand for his work has never been higher.

这次展览正值人们对其作品的需求空前高涨之时。

1 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

4 labyrinth   

n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路

参考例句：

• He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
• The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

5 hieroglyphic   

n.象形文字

参考例句：

• For centuries hieroglyphic word pictures painted on Egyptian ruins were a mystery.几世纪以来，刻划在埃及废墟中的象形文字一直是个谜。
• Dongba is an ancient hieroglyphic language.东巴文是中国一种古老的象形文字。

6 carvings   

n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 )；雕刻术；雕刻品；雕刻物

参考例句：

• The desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town. 贝雕是该城的特产。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。