美联社新闻一分钟 AP 乌克兰准备讨论不寻求加入北约的承诺

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's ready to discuss Ukraine making a commitment not to join NATO.

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，他准备讨论乌克兰不加入北约的承诺。

Russia demanded this before it attacked Ukraine.

俄罗斯在攻击乌克兰之前提出了这一要求。

The proposal would be in exchange for a ceasefire with Russia, the withdrawal¹ of Russian troops and guarantees of Ukraine's security.

这一提议将换取俄罗斯停火、俄罗斯撤军以及乌克兰安全的保证。

Chinese state media reports that no survivors² were found from a passenger plane that crashed on Monday.

中国官方媒体报道称，周一坠毁的一架客机上没有发现幸存者。

Data from FlightRadar24.com says the plane dove thousands of feet before it hit a mountain.

“24小时飞行雷达网”的数据显示，该飞机在撞山之前俯冲了数千英尺。

Severe storms and possible tornadoes³ tore through several parts of Texas.

强烈的暴风雨和可能的龙卷风席卷了得克萨斯州的多个地区。

The weather wrecked⁴ a school northwest of Fort Worth.

这种天气摧毁了沃斯堡西北部的一所学校。

Supreme⁵ Court nominee⁶ Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to answer questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

美国最高法院大法官提名人凯坦吉·布朗·杰克逊于周二回答参议院司法委员会的问题。

Her confirmation⁷ hearings began on Monday, with senators making more than four hours of opening statements.

她的提名确认听证会于周一开始，参议员们发表了长达四个多小时的开场陈述。

1 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

4 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

7 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。