美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国查获上千万假冒N95口罩

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. His death Wednesday at the age of 70 came a year after announcing he had stage four lung cancer.

为美国保守主义代言的脱口秀主持人拉什·林堡去世。他于周三离世，享年70岁。一年前，他宣布自己被诊断为肺癌四期。

Federal agents say they've seized about 10 million fake N95 masks in recent weeks during an ongoing¹ investigation² into counterfeits³ sold to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. Investigators⁴ notified about 6,000 potential victims who may have unknowingly purchased knockoffs.

联邦特工表示，在最近几周对出售给医院、医疗机构和政府机构的假冒伪劣产品进行调查期间，他们查获了约1000万个假冒的N95口罩。调查人员通知了大约6000名可能在不知情的情况下购买了仿冒品的潜在受害者。

Utility crews are racing⁵ to restore power to more than 3 million customers around the U.S. who are still without electricity in the aftermath of a winter storm. Meanwhile, another blast of snow and ice is threatening to bring more hardship to parts of Texas, Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley before moving to the northeast on Thursday.

电力公司的工作人员正在加紧恢复美国各地300多万用户的电力供应，这些用户在冬季暴风雪过后仍然处于断电状态。与此同时，另一场冰雪风暴将给德克萨斯州、阿肯色州部分地区和密西西比河谷下游带来更多困难，并将于周四向东北移动。

The one-time jewel of former President Donald Trump⁶'s casino empire is now gone. The former Trump Plaza⁷ casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk was imploded⁸ Wednesday morning after falling into disrepair.

前总统特朗普的赌场帝国曾经的宝石现在已经消失。周三上午，位于大西洋城木板路上的前特朗普广场赌场因年久失修被爆破拆除。

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 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。

3 counterfeits   

v.仿制，造假( counterfeit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Objects and people looked like counterfeits of themselves. 各种人和事好象都给自己披上了伪装。 来自辞典例句
• We have seen many counterfeits, but we are born believers in great men. 我们见过许多骗子，但是我们天生信赖伟人。 来自辞典例句

4 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》

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

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 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

8 imploded   

v.（使）向心聚爆( implode的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The economies of Brazil and Russia imploded in 1998. 巴西与俄罗斯的经济在1998年宣告破裂。 来自互联网
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网