美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美铁列车脱轨致3人死亡

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Democrats¹ are promising² historic investments across all levels of education as they push ahead with President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan.

民主党人在推进乔·拜登总统的3.5万亿美元重建计划的同时，承诺在各级教育领域进行历史性的投资。

The proposal includes universal prekindergarten, two years of free community college and expanded child care subsidies³.

该提案包括普及学前教育、两年免费社区大学和扩大儿童保育补贴。

Investigators⁴ are seeking the cause for the weekend derailment of an Amtrak train in northern Montana that killed three people.

调查人员正在调查周末在蒙大拿州北部发生的美铁列车脱轨事故的原因，该事故导致3人死亡。

Seven people remained hospitalized Sunday but were in stable condition.

周日仍有七人住院治疗，但情况稳定。

Lines of mourners paid their respects Sunday for Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old

周日，很多人排队哀悼22岁的加比·佩蒂托（Gabby Petito），

whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend.

她在一次横跨美国的旅行中死亡，此事引发了（警方）对其男友的追捕。

And Thai soldiers raced to protect world-important historical sites from rising water levels as seasonal⁵ flooding continued to affect about a third of the country.

随着季节性洪水继续影响泰国约三分之一的地区，泰国士兵正加紧保护具有世界重要意义的历史遗迹，使其免受水位上涨的影响。

1 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》

2 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。