美联社新闻一分钟 AP 巴巴多斯不再效忠英国女王

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Opening statements were made on Monday in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.

周一，吉丝兰·马克斯韦尔性交易案进行了开庭陈述。

She is accused of recruiting teenage girls who were abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein.

她被指控招募供金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦性侵的未成年女性。

The defense¹ says Maxwell is taking the blame for Epstein, who committed suicide.

辩方表示，马克斯韦尔要为自杀的爱泼斯坦承担责任。

The first coronavirus omicron variant² cases have been confirmed in Japan and on a French island in the Indian Ocean.

日本和印度洋上的一个法属岛屿确认了首例奥密克戎毒株感染病例。

In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends COVID-19 vaccine³ booster shots for all adults.

在美国，疾病控制和预防中心现在建议所有成年人接种新冠疫苗加强针。

A California man is due in court on Tuesday, accused of killing⁴ his four children and his mother-in-law.

一名加州男子将于周二出庭受审，他被指控杀害了自己的四个孩子和岳母。

Germarcus David turned himself into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Sunday night.

周日晚上，格马库斯·大卫向洛杉矶县警局自首。

The island nation of Barbados officially became a republic, and stopped pledging allegiance to Britain's Queen Elizabeth.

岛国巴巴多斯正式成为共和国，并停止宣誓效忠英国女王伊丽莎白。

Britain's Prince Charles attended a celebration that included musicians and fireworks.

英国查尔斯王子出席了庆祝活动，活动现场有音乐家和烟花表演。

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 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。

3 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。