美联社新闻一分钟 AP 热带气旋"加布里埃尔"在新西兰造成严重破坏

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The leaders of Canada and the U.S. say they'll take action to keep their citizens safe after a fourth aerial object has been shut down over Lake Huron.

加拿大和美国领导人表示，击落在休伦湖上空发现的第四个空中物体后，他们将采取行动保护本国公民的安全。

This follows the weekend downing of another device over Canadian airspace, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he ordered taken down by a U.S. military jet Friday.

在此之前，另一个装置周末在加拿大领空被击落，加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多说，他星期五下令用一架美国军用喷气式飞机将其击落。

A similar object was shot down over Alaska.

一个类似的物体在阿拉斯加上空被击落。

Turkish authorities are targeting contractors¹ involved with buildings that collapsed² in the powerful February 6 earthquakes.

土耳其当局把目标对准了与2月6日强烈地震中倒塌的建筑物有关的承包商。

The disaster has killed more than 33,000 people.

这场灾难已造成超过3.3万人死亡。

A UN Official says resources cannot all be devoted³ to Turkey, but also need to be focused on the Syrian people as well.

一名联合国官员表示，资源不能全部用于土耳其，也需要关注叙利亚人民。

Air New Zealand has cancelled dozens of domestic and international flights, as Cyclone⁴ Gabrielle began hitting the country's northland region Sunday.

由于热带气旋“加布里埃尔”周日开始袭击新西兰北部地区，新西兰航空公司取消了数十个国内和国际航班。

A record-breaking storm swamped Auckland, killing⁵ several people.

一场破纪录的风暴席卷了奥克兰，造成数人死亡。

Flooding and winds caused some road closures and thousands of power outages.

洪水和大风导致一些道路封闭，数千个家庭停电。

Super Bowl LVII has arrived!

第五十七届超级碗来了！

It might look like Christmas time for fans, with the Kansas City Chiefs in red and the Philadelphia Eagles in green.

对于球迷来说，这可能看起来像是圣诞节，堪萨斯城酋长队穿着红色球衣，费城老鹰队穿着绿色球衣。

Both sides are optimistic.

双方都很乐观。

There's a razor thin betting line on the game.

这是一场势均力敌的比赛。

1 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

4 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

5 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。