美联社新闻一分钟 AP 欧盟27个成员国一致同意给予乌克兰候选国地位

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The Supreme¹ Court has ended constitutional protections for abortions³ that had been in place nearly 50 years.

最高法院结束了对堕胎实施了近50年的宪法保护。

Friday's overturning of Roe⁴ v. Wade⁵ is expected to lead to abortion² bans in roughly half the states.

周五对罗诉韦德案的推翻预计将导致大约一半的州禁止堕胎。

The US House of Representatives is expected to approve a bipartisan gun bill that the senate approved Thursday night.

美国众议院预计将批准参议院周四晚间批准的一项两党枪支法案。

The bill would tighten⁶ background checks, make it harder for domestic violence offenders⁷ to buy guns, and help states implement⁸ programs to keep guns from dangerous people.

该法案将加强背景调查，使家庭暴力罪犯更难购买枪支，并帮助各州实施防止危险人士携带枪支的计划。

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hailing a decision by the European Union to put his nation on a path towards EU membership.

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基对欧盟给予乌克兰欧盟候选国地位的决定表示欢迎。

The EU's 27 nations mustered⁹ the required unanimous approval to grant Ukraine candidate status.

欧盟27个成员国一致同意给予乌克兰候选国地位。

The membership process could take years or even decades.

入盟过程可能需要数年甚至数十年的时间。

And there's a new red panda at the Milwaukee Zoo.

密尔沃基动物园又多了一只小熊猫。

Red pandas are considered endangered and it's estimated that only about 2,500 red pandas exist in the wild.

小熊猫被认为是濒危物种，据估计，全球野生小熊猫只有2500只左右。

1 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。

2 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

4 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

5 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

6 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

7 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

9 mustered   

v.集合，召集，集结（尤指部队）( muster的过去式和过去分词 )；（自他人处）搜集某事物；聚集；激发

参考例句：

• We mustered what support we could for the plan. 我们极尽所能为这项计划寻求支持。
• The troops mustered on the square. 部队已在广场上集合。 来自《简明英汉词典》