VOA常速英语2021--美国总统拜登提名美联储主席鲍威尔连任

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Police in the Midwestern U.S. state of Wisconsin say a suspect who drove into a Christmas parade killed five people and injured 48.

美国中西部威斯康辛州警方说，一名驾驶汽车闯入圣诞游行队伍的嫌疑人造成了5人死亡，48人受伤。

They say the man had been involved in a domestic disturbance¹ just minutes before the incident.

他们说，这名男子在事件发生前几分钟卷入了一场家庭骚乱。

Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said during a press conference Monday there is no evidence the crash in the small city just west of Milwaukee was related to terrorism.

瓦克夏警察局长丹·汤普森星期一在新闻发布会上说，没有证据表明这起发生在密尔沃基以西的小城市的坠机事件与恐怖主义有关。

The police chief said officers did not have time to respond to the domestic disturbance complaint before the suspect left the scene and drove toward the parade.

警察局长说，警察还没来得及对家庭骚乱的投诉做出回应，嫌犯就离开了现场，开车向游行队伍驶去。

Police say the annual Waukesha Christmas parade was underway in the downtown area late Sunday afternoon local time when the suspect drove his SUV through the parade route at a high speed.

警方表示，当地时间周日下午晚些时候，一年一度的瓦克夏圣诞游行正在市中心进行，嫌犯驾驶他的SUV高速穿过游行路线。

Thompson said the suspect, who is identified as Darrell Brooks², was not being pursued by police at the time.

汤普森说，嫌疑人名叫达雷尔·布鲁克斯，警方当时没有追捕他。

Brooks is from Milwaukee and is being charged with five counts of intentional³ homicide.

布鲁克斯来自密尔沃基，目前被控五项故意杀人罪。

U.S. President Joe Biden has renominated Jerome Powell to a second term as chair of the country's central bank, the Federal Reserve.

美国总统拜登再次提名杰罗姆·鲍威尔连任美联储（该国中央银行）主席。

The president saying Monday that Powell has played a pivotal role in helping⁴ the United States recover from the worst of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

总统周一表示，鲍威尔在帮助美国从冠状病毒疫情造成的最严重的经济衰退中复苏方面发挥了关键作用。

President Biden's nomination⁵ of Powell to one of the most important economic policy positions in the world ends weeks of speculation⁶ in financial markets and in Washington political circles.

拜登总统此次提名鲍威尔担任世界上最重要的经济政策职位之一，结束了金融市场和华盛顿政界持续数周的猜测。

Some progressive Democrats⁷ in Congress had pushed the president to name Fed Governor Lael Brainard to head the bank.

国会中的一些进步民主党人曾敦促总统任命美联储理事莱尔·布雷纳德为行长。

But the president instead named her as vice⁸ chair.

但总统没有这么做，而是任命她为副主席。

1 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

2 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

7 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。