在线英语听力室_免费在线英语听力学习网站

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted a spike¹ in demand for food pantries as millions of people find themselves out of work, the government reported Thursday that 5.2 million workers lost their jobs last week.

政府周四报道称，上周有520万工人失业，随着数百万人失去工作，冠状病毒大流行导致食品分发处的需求激增。

Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers for global brands protested in Dhaka on Thursday. They were demanding unpaid² wages during a nationwide lockdown that's forced most factories to suspend operations.

周四，孟加拉国数百名全球品牌服装工人在达卡举行抗议活动。在全国范围的封锁期间，他们要求支付拖欠的工资，封锁迫使大多数工厂暂停运营。

A coffin³ factory in Spain has tripled production to keep up with demand. The Eurocoffin factory used to provide coffins⁴ for funeral homes in Europe and South America, says it is making 150 coffins a day mainly for homes in Spain during the pandemic.

为了满足需求，西班牙一家棺材厂的产量增加了两倍。欧洲棺材厂曾经为欧洲和南美的殡仪馆提供棺材。该厂表示，在流感大流行期间，他们每天为西班牙生产150口棺材。

In Washington, there is the surprising sight of a self-driving delivery robot full of grocery items on the empty streets. The new technology is also helping⁵ businesses to stay open while limiting person to person contact.

在华盛顿，空荡的街道上出现了一个令人惊讶的景象：一台装满货物的自动驾驶送货机器人现身。新技术还帮助企业保持开放，同时避免人与人之间的接触。