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This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Ukraine is urging its citizens to immediately evacuate¹ from the eastern Donbas region.

乌克兰敦促其公民立即从东部顿巴斯地区撤离。

There are reports that Russian troops are regrouping there, after many of them withdrew from areas around the capital, Kyiv.

有报道称，俄罗斯军队正在那里重新集结，此前他们中的许多人已从首都基辅周边地区撤出。

In areas north of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials are gathering² evidence of alleged³ atrocities⁴ committed by Russia against Ukrainian civilians⁵.

在基辅以北地区，乌克兰官员正在收集俄罗斯对乌克兰平民犯下暴行的证据。

In response to the allegations, the US tightened⁶ sanctions on Russian banks and Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters.

作为对这些指控的回应，美国加强了对俄罗斯银行和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的两个成年女儿的制裁。

Puerto Rico is dealing⁷ with a massive power outage, after a Wednesday night fire at a power plant.

周三晚上，波多黎各一家发电厂发生火灾，现在该国正在应对大规模停电。

Reports vary, but hundreds of thousands of people are said to have lost electricity.

报道各不相同，但据说有数十万人断电。

The US Senate is expected to confirm President Biden's Supreme⁸ Court nominee⁹, Ketanji Brown Jackson, on Thursday.

美国参议院预计于周四确认总统拜登提名的候选人凯坦吉·布朗·杰克逊为最高法院大法官。

Three Republicans say they will join all 50 Democrats¹⁰ in supporting her.

三名共和党人表示，他们将会与所有50名民主党人一起支持她。

1 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

6 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

9 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

10 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》