美联社新闻一分钟 AP 缅甸民众悼念镇压遇难者

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday after a marathon session. President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched¹ a victory they called crucial for hoisting² the country out of the pandemic.

周六，美国参议院经过一场马拉松式的会议后，以微弱优势通过了一项1.9万亿美元的新冠肺炎救助法案。美国总统拜登和他的民主党盟友赢得了一场胜利，他们称这场胜利对美国摆脱疫情至关重要。

Iraq's top Shiite cleric affirmed on Saturday that religious authorities have a role in protecting Iraq's Christians³. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam, was speaking at a meeting with Pope Francis in Iraq's holy city of Najaf.

伊拉克最高什叶派神职人员周六证实，宗教当局在保护伊拉克基督徒方面发挥了一定作用。阿亚图拉西斯塔尼是伊拉克什叶派最资深的神职人员之一，他在伊拉克圣城纳杰夫会见教宗方济各时发表了讲话。

Candles lit up a solemn gathering⁴ in Yangon Saturday as mourners gathered to remember victims of a crackdown by Myanmar security forces. As they sang and prayed, a projector⁵ showed photographs of anti-coup protesters killed on a large screen.

周六，在仰光，无数蜡烛照亮了一场庄严的集会，哀悼者聚集在一起，纪念在缅甸安全部队镇压中遇难的人。当他们唱歌和祈祷时，一台投影仪的大屏幕上显示着被杀的反政变抗议者的遗照。

Thousands of farmers blocked a highway near New Delhi on Saturday to mark 100 days of protests against controversial agricultural laws. The farmers burned effigies⁶ and chanted slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

周六，数千名农民封锁了新德里附近的一条高速公路，纪念针对有争议的农业法的100天抗议活动。农民们焚烧印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的塑像，高呼反对莫迪的口号。

1 notched   

a.有凹口的，有缺口的

参考例句：

• Torino notched up a 2-1 win at Lazio. 都灵队以2 比1 赢了拉齐奧队。
• He notched up ten points in the first five minutes of the game. 他在比赛开始后的五分钟里得了十分。

2 hoisting   

起重，提升

参考例句：

• The hoisting capacity of that gin pole (girder pole, guy derrick) is sixty tons. 那个起重抱杆（格状抱杆、转盘抱杆）的起重能力为60吨。 来自口语例句
• We must use mechanical hoisting to load the goods. 我们必须用起重机来装载货物。

3 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 projector   

n.投影机，放映机，幻灯机

参考例句：

• There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
• How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间？

6 effigies   

n.（人的）雕像，模拟像，肖像( effigy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• stone effigies in the church 教堂里的石雕像
• On 5 November British children burn effigies of Guy Fawkes. 每逢11月5日英国儿童都焚烧盖伊．福克斯的模拟像。 来自辞典例句