美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国前副总统蒙代尔去世享年93岁

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

A jury in Minneapolis has begun deliberating in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year.

明尼阿波利斯陪审团开始商议前警官德里克·肖万的审判。肖万被指控犯有二级谋杀、三级谋杀和二级过失杀人罪，去年，他杀害了乔治·弗洛伊德。

A former Texas sheriff's deputy is in jail and accused of killing¹ his ex-wife, his teenage stepdaughter and another man. Stephen Broderick was taken into custody² outside Austin on Monday morning.

德克萨斯州一名前副警长被指控杀害前妻、十几岁的继女和另一名男子，目前已被监禁。斯蒂芬·布罗德里克(Stephen Broderick)于周一上午在奥斯汀郊外被拘捕。

All Americans age 16 and older are now eligible³ for the coronavirus vaccine⁴. Also, at least half of all US adults are now at least partially⁵ vaccinated⁶.

所有16岁及以上的美国人现在都有资格接种新冠病毒疫苗。此外，一半以上的美国成年人现在至少已接种一剂疫苗。

Former Vice⁷ President Walter Mondale has died at the age of 93. Mondale, a Democrat⁸, was Vice President during the Carter administration. He lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan in a landslide⁹.

美国前副总统沃尔特·蒙代尔去世，享年93岁。蒙代尔是民主党人，在卡特政府时期担任副总统。在1984年的总统选举中，他以悬殊的差距惨败罗纳德·里根。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

4 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

5 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

6 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

7 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

8 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

9 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。