美联社新闻一分钟 AP 拜登指示内阁成员推广基建计划

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

George Floyd's girlfriend testified during Derek Chauvin's trial how both she and Floyd struggled to overcome opioid addiction¹. Courteney Rosscried on the witness stand Thursday as she told the story of how they first met in 2017.

乔治·弗洛伊德的女友在德里克·肖万的审判中作证称，她和弗洛伊德都在努力克服阿片类药物成瘾。周四，柯特妮·罗斯克里在证人席上声泪俱下地讲述了他们2017年第一次相遇的故事。

President Joe Biden convened² his first in-person Cabinet meeting Thursday, focusing on his new infrastructure³ plan. In brief remarks before reporters, Biden announced that he's asking five cabinet members to explain his jobs plan to Americans.

拜登总统周四首次亲自召集内阁会议，重点讨论他的新基础设施计划。在对记者发表的简短讲话中，拜登宣布，他将要求5名内阁成员向美国民众推广他的（创造）就业计划。

Protesters in Yangon marked two months since the coup⁴ that overthrew⁵ the elected Myanmar government with a nighttime vigil. Candles illuminated⁶ the small gathering⁷ as songs and chants filled the air in honor of victims of the military crackdown.

缅甸政变推翻民选政府两个月后，仰光的抗议者举行了夜间守夜活动。蜡烛照亮了小型集会，他们的歌声和圣歌响彻四周，以纪念军事镇压的受害者。

Cargo⁸ ships passed through the Suez Canal for a third day after the Ever Given was finally wrenched⁹ free after being stuck. A convoy¹⁰ of ships moved down the canal from north to south on Thursday on a busy route for maritime¹¹ commerce.

苏伊士运河已经连续三天畅通无阻了，此前被堵在运河的“长赐号”号终于脱困。周四，一队船只在这条繁忙的海上贸易路线上从北到南沿运河航行。

1 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

2 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 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。

5 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。

6 illuminated   

adj.被照明的；受启迪的

参考例句：

• Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
• the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市

7 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。

8 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

9 wrenched   

v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
• He wrenched the book from her hands. 他从她的手中把书拧抢了过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

11 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。