美联社新闻一分钟 AP 最后一架波音747飞机交付

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The funeral of Tyre Nichols is planned for Wednesday in Memphis.

泰尔·尼科尔斯的葬礼定于周三在孟菲斯举行。

The 29-year-old died after police beat him three weeks ago.

这名29岁的男子在三周前被警察殴打后死亡。

Five police officers have been fired and charged with his murder.

五名警察已被解雇，并被控谋杀他。

A number of other officials have been fired or suspended.

其他一些官员已被解职或停职。

More freezing rain and sleet¹ are forecast for Texas and the southeastern US on Wednesday.

天气预报称，周三得克萨斯州和美国东南部将会迎来更多冻雨和雨夹雪。

A winter storm iced over large parts of the country on Tuesday, grounding hundreds of flights and making roads dangerous.

周二，一场冬季风暴致使该国大部分地区结冰，导致数百架航班停飞，道路变得危险。

A former actor who was in the academy-award winning movie "Dances with Wolves" was arrested near Las Vegas.

曾出演奥斯卡获奖影片《与狼共舞》的一名演员在拉斯维加斯附近被捕。

According to police records, Nathan Chasing Horse had become an alleged² cult³ leader and was accused of sexually assaulting young Indigenous⁴ girls.

根据警方记录，内森·切辛·霍斯被指控为邪教头目，并被指控性侵年轻的土著女孩。

Boeing delivered its final 747 jumbo jet.

波音公司交付了最后一架747大型喷气式飞机。

The huge planes have been flying since 1969.

这种巨型飞机自1969年以来一直在飞行。

But airplane makers⁵ are turning to more profitable and fuel-efficient models.

但飞机制造商正在转向利润更高、更省油的机型。

1 sleet   

n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹

参考例句：

• There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
• When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。

2 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

3 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

4 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

5 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》