美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国坍塌公寓发生火灾致救援受阻

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Officials say a "very deep fire" is hampering¹ rescue efforts at the collapsed² oceanfront condominium near Miami, where authorities are racing³ to recover more victims beneath rubble⁴. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Saturday rescuers are using infrared⁵ technology, water and foam⁶ to battle the blaze, whose source is unclear.

有关官员说，迈阿密附近倒塌的海滨公寓发生了“非常严重的火灾”，阻碍了救援工作。当局正在抢救废墟下的更多受害者。迈阿密戴德市市长卡瓦周六表示，救援人员正在使用红外线技术、水和泡沫来灭火，尚不清楚这起火灾的起因。

A statue of George Floyd that was unveiled in New York on Juneteenth by Floyd's brother was vandalized early Thursday. Black spray paint was smeared⁷ on the face of the statue and over the inscription⁸ on the base. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

6月1日，由乔治·弗洛伊德的弟弟在纽约揭幕的弗洛伊德雕像在周四早间遭到破坏。雕像表面和底座上的铭文遭到黑色喷漆涂鸦。警方正在以仇恨犯罪的名义调查这起事件。

Multiple protests were held in London on Saturday, as demonstrators filled the streets over coronavirus restrictions⁹, austerity measures and climate change. Protesters gathered outside the entrance to Downing Street, the residence of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as in Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square.

周六，伦敦举行了多次抗议活动，示威者挤满了街道，抗议新冠疫情限制、财政紧缩措施和气候变化等问题。抗议者聚集在首相鲍里斯·约翰逊(Boris Johnson)官邸唐宁街(Downing Street)入口、特拉法加广场(Trafalgar Square)和议会广场(Parliament Square)。

Thousands of people turned Paris streets into a rainbow coloured festival of fun and pride on Saturday, to celebrate after a year and a half of pandemic restrictions. The march set off from the northern suburbs of the French capital, that is a bastion of the LGBT rights movement.

周六，数千人把巴黎街道变成了一个充满欢乐和洋溢着自豪感的彩虹节日，来庆祝长达一年半的疫情限制有所放宽。这场游行从巴黎北部近郊开始，那里是同性恋权利运动的大本营。

1 hampering   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
• Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 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。

4 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

5 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。

6 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

7 smeared   

弄脏； 玷污； 涂抹； 擦上

参考例句：

• The children had smeared mud on the walls. 那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
• A few words were smeared. 有写字被涂模糊了。

8 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。

9 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制