澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-07-28
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
英语课
Australian Federal Police have called off their mission to secure the MH17 crash site due to fierce fighting between the Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it's too risky 1 to send in an observer mission. Meanwhile the first victim of the disaster has been identified as a Dutch citizen.
A 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters this morning with fighting between Palestinian militants 2 and Israeli forces continuing just hours after Hamas proposed a new truce 3. Israel accused Hamas of firing rockets into its territory. More than 1,000 Palestinians 45 Israelis have now been killed in recent weeks.
A group of Tamil asylum 4 seekers at the center of a High Court challenge have arrived in Australia. One hundred and fifty-seven asylum seekers including 37 children were held on an Australian customs vessel 5 for several weeks. The government says they are now being brought to Australia to be interviewed by Indian officials.
People on the dole 6 could be forced to conduct 40 job searches a month and carry out up to 25 hours a week of community work under a proposed change to that scheme. The government wants to extend the program making it mandatory 7 for all job seekers under 50 unless they are in specified 8 training.
And the wreck 9 of the Costa Concordia cruise liner has made its final voyage to the Port of Genova where it'll be dismantled 10. The ship capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio 2.5 years ago killing 11 32 people.
adj.有风险的，冒险的
- It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
- He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
n.救济，（失业）救济金；vt.（out）发放，发给
- It's not easy living on the dole.靠领取失业救济金生活并不容易。
- Many families are living on the dole since the strike.罢工以来，许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
adj.特定的
- The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
- It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消
- The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
- The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。