美联社新闻一分钟 AP 民主党正式提名拜登为总统候选人_在线英语听力室

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The Democratic party formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday night. The former Vice¹ President is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech Thursday night from a convention hall near his Delaware home.

周二晚上，民主党正式提名乔·拜登为总统候选人。这位前副总统计划于周四晚上在特拉华州的家附近的一个会议大厅发表提名演讲。

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretaries of State John Kerry and Colin Powell spoke² during Tuesday night's virtual convention. They delivered unusually personal attacks against President Trump³, to portray⁴ Joe Biden as a competent, moral alternative.

前总统比尔·克林顿、前国务卿约翰·克里和科林·鲍威尔在周二晚上的网络直播大会上发表了讲话。他们对特朗普总统进行了不同寻常的人身攻击，称乔·拜登(Joe Biden)是一位有能力、有道德的总统人选。

Australia announced a deal to produce a possible coronavirus vaccine⁵, developed by a British-Swedish company. Australia's Prime Minister emphasized there's no guarantee the vaccine will work, but if it does, he says it will be distributed for free.

澳大利亚宣布了一项协议，生产一种可能由一家英国和瑞典公司开发的冠状病毒疫苗。澳大利亚总理强调称，无法保证疫苗的有效性，如果有效，将免费为民众接种。

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency, as about 30 wildfires burn during extreme heat. The state power grid⁶ operator is pleading with residents to conserve⁷ power to avoid rolling blackouts.

加州州长加文·纽森宣布全州进入紧急状态，极端高温导致发生了大约30处野火。该州的电网运营商恳请居民节约用电，避免出现轮流停电的情况。

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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 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 portray
v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)
参考例句：
It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。 Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

5 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。

6 grid
n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
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In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。 Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

7 conserve
vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭
参考例句：
He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。 Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 民主党正式提名拜登为总统候选人