美联社新闻一分钟 AP NFL传奇人物约翰·马登去世

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The former Senate majority leader, Harry¹ Reid, has died at home in Nevada from pancreatic cancer. He was 82.

前参议院多数党领袖哈里·里德因胰腺癌在内华达州的家中去世。享年82岁。

The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85.

美国国家橄榄球联盟表示，名人堂教练、播音员约翰·马登去世，享年85岁。

He provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades.

三十年来，他每周为美国国家橄榄球联盟的比赛配音。

The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week.

世界卫生组织表示，上周全球记录的新冠确诊病例数量增加了11%。

In the U.S., the sheer number of people becoming infected--and therefore having to isolate² or quarantine--threatens to crush the ability of hospitals, airlines and other businesses to stay open.

在美国，被感染的人数太多--因此不得不进行隔离--可能会压垮医院、航空公司和其他企业维持营业的能力。

And animals living at Zoo Tiergarten in Berlin enjoyed a belated Christmas dinner on Wednesday when handlers treated them with unsold Christmas trees to eat.

周三，柏林动物园的动物们享受了一顿迟来的圣诞晚餐，饲养员喂它们吃了未售出的圣诞树。

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。