美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-13
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2016(五)月
This is AP News Minute.
The Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit 1 Mondy against North Carolina and its governor over the law restricting the use of public restrooms by transgender people. This comes after governor Pat McCrory filed his own lawsuit earlier in the day to keep the law in place.
Cold temperatures and light rain have helped to stablize the massive wildfire in Canada. The break in the weather has officials optimistic they can begin the next phase of a plan to get residents back into the oil sands town of Fort McMurray.
The New Jersey 2 store that sold the winning ticket for the 429.6-million dollar Powerball jackpot is celebrating. The winner has yet to come forward, but the 7-Eleven store owner got a $30,000 check Monday for selling the winning ticket.
And for the first time in 10 years, Mercury passed directly between the Earth and the Sun. NASA provided images of the rare transit 3 of Mercury, the smallest planet appearing as a tiny black dot on the face of the Sun.
Matthew Burgoyne, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
- He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。