美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国加州警用直升机坠毁致1人死亡

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

President Joe Biden has tentatively agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as long as Russia doesn't invade Ukraine.

美国总统乔·拜登暂时同意与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京会面，前提是俄罗斯不入侵乌克兰。

At least 150,000 Russian troops are outside Ukraine's borders, along with tanks, warplanes, artillery¹, and other war materials.

至少有15万名俄罗斯士兵以及坦克、战斗机、大炮和其他战争物资被部署在乌克兰边境外。

Canadian police say at least 191 people have been arrested in connection with the protests in Ottawa.

加拿大警方称，至少191人因与渥太华的抗议活动有关而被捕。

Huge demonstrations² against COVID-19 restrictions³ have been held in the Canadian capital since last month.

自上个月以来，抗议者在加拿大首都渥太华举行了反对新冠疫情限制措施的大规模示威活动。

Security forces in Sudan used tear gas to disperse⁴ protesters on Sunday.

周日，苏丹安全部队使用催泪瓦斯驱散抗议者。

Demonstrators were protesting a military coup⁵ that derailed Sudan's transition to democracy in October.

示威者抗议去年10月份的一场军事政变，这场政变破坏了苏丹向民主过渡的进程。

The cause of a police helicopter crash off the southern California coast is under investigation⁶.

一架警用直升机在南加州海岸坠毁，事故原因正在调查中。

One officer was killed in the Saturday night crash.

一名警察在周六晚上的坠机事故中丧生。

A second was critically injured.

另一名警察受重伤。

1 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

2 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

5 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。