美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国路易斯安那州遭龙卷风袭击

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

President Biden heads to Capitol Hill on Thursday morning, to urge Democrats¹ to wrap up talks on a big domestic spending bill.

美国总统拜登周四上午前往国会山，敦促民主党人结束有关一项大规模国内支出法案的谈判。

The president is pushing for a deal to be closed before he goes to Europe later Thursday.

总统正在争取在他周四晚些时候前往欧洲之前达成协议。

The National Weather Service says a tornado² moved through western Louisiana and damaged more than a dozen homes.

美国国家气象局表示，一场龙卷风席卷了路易斯安那州西部，毁坏了十几座房屋。

A preliminary report said the tornado was an EF-2, and part of a weather system that also struck Texas and Mississippi.

一份初步报告称，这是一场EF-2级龙卷风，也是袭击得克萨斯州和密西西比州的天气系统的一部分。

Newark, New Jersey³ officials say most of the city's lead pipes have been removed and replaced with copper⁴ ones.

新泽西州纽瓦克的官员说，该市的大部分铅管已经被拆除，换上了铜管。

Lead poisoning used to be a common problem in Newark.

铅中毒曾经是纽瓦克的普遍问题。

More than 22,000 lead pipes were taken out.

超过22000根铅管被拆除。

And there's concern about more earthquakes on Spain's La Palma island, after two relatively⁵ strong quakes in two days.

西班牙拉帕尔马岛在两天内发生了两次相对强烈的地震后，人们担心会有更多地震发生。

A volcano has been erupting there for more than five weeks.

那里的一座火山已经喷发了五个多星期了。

1 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。