美联社新闻一分钟 AP 拜登发表国情咨文前, 美国会大厦周围安装安全围栏

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Rescue workers are pulling survivors¹ from the rubble² of collapsed³ buildings after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria.

土耳其和叙利亚发生7.8级强烈地震后，救援人员正从倒塌的建筑物的瓦砾下救出幸存者。

Thousands of people were killed and authorities fear the death toll⁴ will continue to rise.

数千人遇难，当局担心死亡人数还会继续上升。

Authorities in Ohio plan to release toxic⁵ chemicals from five cars of a derailed train to reduce the threat of an explosion.

俄亥俄州当局计划从一列脱轨列车的五节车厢中释放有毒化学物质，以减少爆炸威胁。

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says residents need to leave the area because of the risk of death or serious injury.

俄亥俄州州长迈克·德瓦恩表示，居民需要离开该地区，因为有死亡或严重受伤的风险。

Fire crews were battling a large fire Monday at a suburban⁶ Chicago warehouse⁷ containing furniture and fabrics⁸.

周一，消防人员在芝加哥郊区的一间存放家具和布料的仓库里灭火。

A spokesman for the city of Chicago Heights said no injuries were reported.

芝加哥高地市的一名发言人表示，没有人员伤亡的报道。

A perimeter⁹ fence has been erected¹⁰ around the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address Tuesday.

在美国总统乔·拜登星期二发表第二次国情咨文演讲之前，美国国会大厦周围竖起了围栏。

U.S. Capitol Police started adding fencing and other security measures for high-profile events following the deadly riot there on January 6, 2021.

2021年1月6日美国国会大厦发生致命骚乱后，美国国会警察局开始为备受瞩目的活动增设围栏等安全措施。

1 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

2 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。

3 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。

4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

5 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

6 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

7 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

8 fabrics   

织物( fabric的名词复数 )； 布； 构造； （建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）：质地

参考例句：

• cotton fabrics and synthetics 棉织物与合成织物
• The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers. 通过经销网点销售纺织品。

9 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

10 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。