美联社新闻一分钟 AP FDA给Moderna和强生加强针开绿灯

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

US regulators are giving the green light to COVID-19 booster shots for Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines¹.

美国监管机构批准给接种过Moderna或强生疫苗的美国人打新冠疫苗加强针。

The FDA said anyone eligible² for an extra dose can get a different brand than their earlier shots.

美国食品药品监督管理局表示，任何有资格打加强针的人都可以接种与之前不同品牌的新冠疫苗加强针。

The US House votes Thursday on whether to hold Trump³ ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.

周四，美国众议院投票决定是否以藐视国会罪起诉特朗普的盟友史蒂夫·班农。

He's accused of defying the committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

他被指控藐视调查1月6日骚乱的委员会。

Senate Republicans blocked a voting bill that was pushed by Democrats⁴.

参议院共和党人阻止了民主党人推动的一项投票法案。

Democrats say the legislation is needed to protect the right to vote, as many conservative states adopt new voting restrictions⁵.

民主党人说，因为许多保守派州采取了新的投票限制措施，所以需要这项立法来保护投票权。

And FBI investigators⁶ in Florida say it will take time to identify the human remains⁷ found with items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie.，

佛罗里达州的联邦调查局调查人员表示，确认发现的人类遗骸和据信属于布莱恩·朗德里的物品需要时间。

Laundrie went missing after his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, was found slain⁸ in Wyoming last month.

上个月，朗德里的女友加比·佩蒂托在怀俄明州被发现遇害后，他就失踪了。

1 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

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 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》

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 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》

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。