澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-26
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年
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Melbourne is mopping up after a series of wild storms that hit the city late yesterday. The high winds, torrential rain and hailstones as big as bowls caused widespread damage in the city's north and west. The state's emergency service received almost 3,000 calls for help. The storms also closed Melbourne airport grounding planes and diverting several flights to Sydney.
Darwin has scattered 1 the worst of tropical cyclone 2 grant. The category 2 storm has crossed the Coburg Peninsula, and is expected to hit the coast northeast of Darwin nearly this morning. Wind gusts 3 up to 145 kilometers an hour, brought down power lines and trees on the remote Croker island.
Dozens of people have died in a series of bomb attacks across Nigeria. Most of the people died when the bomb exploded at a catholic church on the outskirts 4 of the capital Abuja. A militant 5 Islamic group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for these attacks.
Pope Benedict has condemned 6 the attacks in Nigeria during his Christmas day message. He also called for an end to violence in Syria, and resumption of the Mideast peace talks. The Pope prayed for victims of famine, flood and conflict around the world, and urged the international community to help those suffering from Hunger in the horn of Africa.
A suicide bomber 7 has killed at least 19 people including a prominent MP in Northern Afghanistan. The man detonated the vest packed with explosives during a funeral in the city of Talaqan. 50 people were wounded in the blast.
1 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
2 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
- 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。
3 gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作
- Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
- Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。
4 outskirts
n.郊外，郊区
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。