美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国纽约州州长因性骚扰丑闻辞职

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will resign following a barrage¹ of sexual harassment² allegations and the threat of impeachment³.

纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫称，在遭到接二连三的性骚扰指控和弹劾威胁后，他将辞职。

An investigation⁴ by New York's attorney general found that Cuomo sexually harassed⁵ at least eleven women.

纽约总检察长的一项调查发现，科莫性骚扰了至少11名女性。

Lieutenant⁶ Governor Kathy Hochul will become governor of New York when Cuomo's resignation takes effect in two weeks.

副州长凯西·霍舒尔(Kathy Hochul)将担任纽约州州长，科莫的辞职将在两周后生效。

The centrist Democrat⁷ from western New York will become the state's first female governor.

这位来自纽约州西部的中间派民主党人将成为该州首位女州长。

The US Senate has approved the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure⁸ plan,

美国参议院通过了1万亿美元的获两党支持的基建计划，

which provides new spending for roads, bridges and broadband internet and other public works projects.

为道路、桥梁、宽带互联网和其他公共工程项目提供新的投资。

The bill now heads to the House while the Senate turns to an even bigger $3.5 trillion spending package.

该法案目前已提交众议院审议，而参议院正在讨论一项规模更大的3.5万亿美元的支出计划。

Tens of thousands have fled their homes in northern Afghanistan in recent days to escape fighting.

最近几天，数万人逃离了阿富汗北部的家园，以躲避战火。

Afghan insurgents⁹ targeted a police station in Farah on Tuesday as Taliban militants¹⁰ continued to capture more parts of the country.

随着塔利班武装分子继续攻占阿富汗更多地区，阿富汗反叛分子周二袭击了法拉赫省的一个警察局。

1 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

2 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

3 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

6 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

7 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

8 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。

9 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

10 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。