美联社新闻一分钟 AP 亚马逊CEO将带家人开启首次太空之旅

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Vice¹ President Kamala Harris is emphasizing the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American nations to help address the increase in migration² to the US. In a meeting with the president of Guatemala, Harris said residents are forced by poor living conditions to leave their homeland.

美国副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯(Kamala Harris)强调，有必要让身处困境的中美洲国家民众重拾希望，以帮助解决美国移民激增的问题。哈里斯在与危地马拉总统的一次会议上表示，恶劣的生活条件迫使居民离开他们的家园。

Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on the first flight of his Blue Origin rocket to carry a crew. He'll bring his younger brother along for the ride. The Bezos brothers will launch July 20th alongside the winner of an online charity auction³. There is no word yet on who else might fill the six-person capsule.

杰夫·贝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)将于下月乘坐他的蓝色起源(Blue Origin)载人火箭首次飞上太空。他会带他弟弟一起开启这趟旅行。贝佐斯兄弟俩将于7月20日与在线慈善拍卖的获胜者一起升空。目前无从得知还有谁会入围这6人位的火箭舱。

The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks⁴ was shot several weeks earlier have filed a lawsuit⁵ against the city of Atlanta. The lawsuit says city leaders were negligent⁶ when they failed to remove armed vigilantes from the site of Brooks' shooting.

几周前，在雷莎德·布鲁克斯（Rayshard Brooks）被枪杀的地点附近，一名8岁女孩被枪杀，其父母已经对亚特兰大市提起诉讼。该诉讼称，该市领导人玩忽职守，未能将“武装治安维持会”从布鲁克斯遇难的地点撤离。

New York will lift more COVID-19 rules once 70% of adults have at least one vaccine⁷ shot. The announcement comes on the same day that Bruce Springsteen said he would return to performing on Broadway on June 26th.

只要70%的成年人至少接种一次疫苗，纽约将取消更多有关新冠肺炎的规定。同一天，布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀(Bruce Springsteen)宣布将于6月26日重返百老汇演出。

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

4 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

6 negligent   

adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的

参考例句：

• The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
• If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。

7 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。