美联社新闻一分钟 AP 叙利亚东部发生爆炸袭击

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

An explosion in eastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three people, according to reports.

据报道，周三，叙利亚东部发生爆炸，造成至少3人死亡。

A war monitoring group said the blast was likely caused by a drone strike that targeted Iran-backed militiamen.

一个战争监督组织表示，爆炸可能是由无人机袭击造成的，袭击目标是伊朗支持的民兵。

Rescues efforts are ongoing¹ in Indonesia after a landslide² caused by torrential rain killed at least 11 people and left dozens of others missing.

印尼暴雨引发的山体滑坡造成至少11人死亡，数十人失踪，救援工作正在进行中。

Tons of mud fell from surrounding hills onto houses in a village in Natuna.

在纳土纳的一个村庄，成吨的泥浆从周围的山上掉落到房屋上。

Demonstrators gathered in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Wednesday for a second day of protests against a proposed law some see as stifling³ freedom of the media.

星期三，示威者聚集在格鲁吉亚首都第比利斯抗议一项拟议的法律，有些人认为这项法律压制了媒体自由，这是抗议活动的第二天。

The law would require media outlets⁴ and nongovernmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources to register as "agents of foreign influence."

这项法律要求从外国获得超过20%资金的媒体和非政府组织登记为“外国代理人”。

And scientists in Denmark say they've identified the oldest-known inscription⁵ referencing Norse god Odin, on part of a gold disc unearthed⁶ in 2020.

丹麦科学家表示，他们在2020年出土的一块金盘上发现了已知最古老的北欧神奥丁的铭文。

The new discovery means experts can date the emergence⁷ of Nordic mythology⁸ at least 150 years earlier than previously⁹ thought, back to the early 5th century.

这一新发现意味着专家们可以将北欧神话的出现时间追溯到5世纪初，比之前认为的至少早150年。

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 stifling   

a.令人窒息的

参考例句：

• The weather is stifling. It looks like rain. 今天太闷热，光景是要下雨。
• We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里，简直透不过气来。

4 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 inscription   

n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文

参考例句：

• The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
• He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。

6 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

7 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

8 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。

9 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。