AP News一分钟新闻：美国三个州新增隔离14天要求

燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

【TRANSCRIPT】

This is AP News Minute.

A GOP-backed police reform bill has hit a roadblock in the Senate as Democrats have refused to agree to open debate as they push for greater changes in police tactics and accountability. Despite the roadblock, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he thinks legislation could still pass the Senate.

Attorney General William Barr has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month. The announcement comes on a day when a career federal prosecutor told House lawmakers that Roger Stone got special treatment by the Justice Department prior sentencing because of his relationship with President Trump.

A federal appeals court has decided to dismiss the criminal case against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn, even though Flynn already pleaded guilty of lying to federal investigators. The president reacted favorably, saying Flynn was "treated horribly by a group of very bad people."

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will now require visitors from states with high coronavirus infection rates to quarantine for 14 days. Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement. A number of states are above the required threshold, including Florida, Texas and Arizona.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/202007/613616.shtml

【VOCABULARY】

1. roadblock n. (North Amercian English) something that stops a plan from going ahead 障碍

2. tactic n. the particular method you use to achieve sth. 策略；手段；招数。They tried all kinds of tactics to get us to go. 他们施尽所有的招数想让我们去。

3. accountability n. 责任制

4. prosecutor n. a public official who charges sb. officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court 公诉人；检察官

5. threshold n. the level at which sth. starts to happen or have an effect 阈；界；起始点。例如：He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily). 他极易感到乏味。

【QUESTIONS】

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

This is AP News Minute.

A GOP-backed police reform bill has hit a (Q1) __________________________ in the Senate as Democrats have refused to agree to open debate as they push for greater changes in police tactics and (Q2) ___________________. Despite the roadblock, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he thinks (Q3) _________________ could still pass the Senate.

Attorney General William Barr has agreed to (Q4) _____________ before the House Judiciary Committee next month. The announcement comes on a day when a career federal (Q5) ___________ told House lawmakers that Roger Stone got special treatment by the Justice Department prior sentencing because of his relationship with President Trump.

A federal appeals court has decided to (Q6) _________________ the criminal case against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn, even though Flynn already pleaded guilty of lying to federal investigators. The president reacted (Q7) ____________________, saying Flynn was "treated horribly by a group of very bad people."

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will now require (Q8) _________________ from states with high coronavirus infection rates to (Q9) ___________________ for 14 days. Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement. A number of states are above the required (Q10) _______________, including Florida, Texas and Arizona.

【KEY】

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

This is AP News Minute.

A GOP-backed police reform bill has hit a (Q1) roadblock in the Senate as Democrats have refused to agree to open debate as they push for greater changes in police tactics and (Q2) accountability. Despite the roadblock, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he thinks (Q3) legislation could still pass the Senate.

Attorney General William Barr has agreed to (Q4) testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month. The announcement comes on a day when a career federal (Q5) prosecutor told House lawmakers that Roger Stone got special treatment by the Justice Department prior sentencing because of his relationship with President Trump.

A federal appeals court has decided to (Q6) dismiss the criminal case against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn, even though Flynn already pleaded guilty of lying to federal investigators. The president reacted (Q7) favorably, saying Flynn was "treated horribly by a group of very bad people."

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will now require (Q8) visitors from states with high coronavirus infection rates to (Q9) quarantine for 14 days. Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement. A number of states are above the required (Q10) threshold, including Florida, Texas and Arizona.