美联社新闻一分钟 AP 英国经历破纪录高温

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

47 House Republicans teamed up with Democrats¹ to vote overwhelmingly to protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

47名众议院共和党人与民主党人联手，以压倒性票数保障了同性婚姻和跨种族婚姻。

The Supreme² Court's recent ruling that overturned the right to an abortion³ has raised concerns that other rights are in jeopardy⁴.

最高法院最近推翻了堕胎权的裁决，导致人们担忧其他权利会受到威胁。

Prosecutors⁵ accused former Trump⁶ aide Steve Bannon of willfully ignoring a subpoena⁷ and defying the US government.

检察官指控特朗普前助手史蒂夫·班农故意无视传票，违抗美国政府。

Bannon is on trial for refusing to cooperate with the House January 6th investigators⁸.

班农因拒绝配合众议院调查1月6日国会大厦骚乱事件的人员而受审。

Crews southwest of Fort Worth, Texas are battling a growing wildfire with fire trucks, aircraft, and containment⁹ lines.

德克萨斯州沃斯堡西南部的工作人员正在用消防车、飞机和防护线应对日益加剧的野火。

The fire has burned at least 6,000 acres and destroyed 12 structures.

大火烧毁了至少6000英亩土地，并摧毁了12座建筑。

Fires are also burning in France, Spain, and Greece as Europe deals with a brutal¹⁰ heat wave.

由于欧洲遭遇严酷的热浪，法国、西班牙和希腊也发生了火灾。

The temperature topped 104 degrees in eastern England on Tuesday, setting a new British record.

周二，英格兰东部的气温高达104华氏度，创造了新的英国纪录。

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 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

4 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 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。

7 subpoena   

n.（法律）传票；v.传讯

参考例句：

• He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。
• Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。

8 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》

9 containment   

n.阻止，遏制；容量

参考例句：

• Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。
• Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

10 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。