澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-31
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
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The Federal government has conceded it's still working out how much it will cost to store people's phone and internet records under new national security laws. The government's introduced legislation that would require the records be kept for two years. Phone and Internet companies have warned that such a move would be costly 1.
The Northern Territory Labor 2 senator Nova Peris has suggested that the release of some of her personal emails are part of an attempt to blackmail 3 her over a family dispute. Emails published by News Corp this week claimed that Nova Peris tried to use taxpayer 4 funds to pay for the track star Ato Boldon to visit Australia, so that the pair could pursue an affair. Senator Peris has denied any wrongdoing and asked Federal police to investigate.
A New South Wales grandmother is anxiously awaiting news about the plight 5 of her six orphaned 6 grandchildren. The siblings 7 from Liberia had been granted visas to travel to Australia, but they had been stopped from boarding a plane in Ivory Coast because of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. If they do make it to Newcastle, they'll undergo health checks before being placed in quarantine.
Now the parents of Cameron Baird the Australian soldier posthumously 8 awarded the Victoria Cross have met the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Kay Baird has said meeting Her Majesty 9 was a great honor but that she wished her son could have been there instead. He was killed during an intense firefight with Taliban insurgents 10 in an Afghan village.
adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的
- It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
- This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓
- She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
- The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。
n.纳税人
- The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
- The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定
- The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
- She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
[计][修]孤立
- Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
- He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。
n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
- A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
adv.于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地
- He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. 他被追认为中国共产党党员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her last book was published posthumously in 1948. 她最后的一本书在她死后于1948 年出版了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权
- The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
- Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网