英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-12-26
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
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Pope Francis has called for an end to global violence in his first Christmas day message as pontiff. Tens of thousands of pilgrims packed St Peter's Square to hear the address. The Pope also urged both sides of the Syrian conflict to allow access for humanitarian 1 aid.
Large crowds have turned out for the pre-dawn start to the Boxing Day sales. Hundreds of people lined up, waiting for the major department stores to open. Retail's predicting shoppers will spend over 15 billion dollars more than the next couple of weeks.
At least 34 people have died in two bomb attacks targeting Christians 3 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A bomb exploded as worshipers were leaving a Christmas service at a Church in the south of the city. Earlier, a bomb ripped through a crowded market in a nearby Christian 2 area.
Egypt's interim 4 government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood 5 a terrorist group. The Brotherhood is being blamed for a bomb blast at a police headquaters earlier this week that killed 15 people. The group had already been outlawed 6 in the wake of the protests over the ousting 7 of the former president Mohammed Morsi.
And Australia has withdrawn 8 funding for a 38-million program that supplies medicine to health centres in Papua New Guinea. Authorities are concerned that poor-quality drugs are being supplied from China, putting people's lives at risks from TB and malaria 9.
1 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
2 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
3 Christians
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
4 interim
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
5 brotherhood
n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊
- They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
- They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
6 outlawed
宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）
- Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
- I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。
7 ousting
驱逐( oust的现在分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
- The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
- The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。