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Australia's national cabinet will meet on Tuesday to review measures aimed at limiting the spread of this new variant1.

澳大利亚国家内阁将于周二召开会议,审议旨在限制新变种传播的措施。

It comes after officials paused a further easing of border restrictions2 by two weeks.

此前,官员们进一步放松边境限制的计划暂停了两周。

Australia delaying the reopening Monday of its international borders, less than 36 hours before international students and skilled migrants were due to be allowed to re-enter the country.

周一,澳大利亚推迟了重新开放其国际边境的计划,本来还有不到36个小时,国际学生和技术移民就将被允许重新进入该国了。

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt told a media conference in Canberra on Tuesday, quote, "We're doing this out of an abundance of caution but our overwhelming view is that while omicron is an emerging variant, it is a manageable variant."

联邦卫生部长格雷格·亨特周二在堪培拉的媒体会议上表示,这里引用他的原话,“我们这么做是出于非常谨慎的考虑,但我们最根本的观点是,尽管奥米克戎是一种新出现变种,但它是一种可控的变种。"

A U.S. House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in contempt of Congress.

调查1月6日国会大厦暴乱事件的美国众议院委员会周三将投票决定,是否以藐视国会罪拘留前司法部官员杰弗里·克拉克。

The panel is seeking charges against a defiant3 witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month.

该委员会正在寻求对一名藐视法庭的证人的第二次指控,上个月委员会以藐视法庭罪拘留了前白宫助手史蒂夫·班农。

The committee on Monday scheduled to vote to pursue contempt charges against Clarke.

委员会定于周一投票决定是否对起诉克拉克藐视法庭。

The former Justice Department lawyer aligned4 himself with President Donald Trump5 as he tried to overturn his defeat.

这位前司法部律师与唐纳德·特朗普总统结盟,试图推翻他的败选结果。

Clark appeared for a deposition6 on November 5 but he told lawmakers that he would not answer questions based on President Trump's legal efforts to block the committee's investigation7.

克拉克于11月5日出庭作证,但他告诉议员们,他不会回答特朗普总统阻止委员会调查的法律努力的相关问题。


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1 variant GfuzRt     
adj.不同的,变异的;n.变体,异体
参考例句:
  • We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段,提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
  • In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种,是数据驱动的测试。
2 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
3 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的,挑战的
参考例句:
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
4 aligned 165f93b99f87c219277d70d866425da6     
adj.对齐的,均衡的
参考例句:
  • Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。
5 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
参考例句:
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
6 deposition MwOx4     
n.免职,罢官;作证;沉淀;沉淀物
参考例句:
  • It was this issue which led to the deposition of the king.正是这件事导致了国王被废黜。
  • This leads to calcium deposition in the blood-vessels.这导致钙在血管中沉积。
7 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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