澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-08-27
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
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The United States is hardening its line on Syria. The Secretary of State John Kerry says there's no doubt the regime has used chemical weapons on its people. He's labelled last week's massacre 1 a moral obscenity. His remarks follow a sniper attack on weapons inspectors 2 as they travelled to the site of the attack in Damascus.
Essendon and the AFL will resume talks this morning to decide just how the club should be penalized 3 for its controversial supplements programme. Marathon talks broke up last night without an agreement. Sanctions could include banning Essendon from taking part in this week's finals or the loss of the club's draft picks.
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will this morning outline his plans to expand naval 4 capabilities 5 in Australia's north. The plan could result in the eventual 6 closure of Sydney's Garden Island naval base. A review last year recommended relocating naval facilities to the country's north.
Opposition 7 leader Tony Abbott meanwhile will today promise Australian victims of terrorism will be able to claim compensation. He'll pledge to introduce legislation within 100 days of winning office to ensure victims of attacks as far back as September 2001 will be able to make claims.
And firefighters in California are struggling to control that huge wildfire near Yosemite National Park. The blaze covers more than 600 squre kilometres and it's been burning now for more than a week. Strong winds have been fanning the flames towards nearby towns, putting thousands of homes at risk.
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
对…予以惩罚( penalize的过去式和过去分词 )； 使处于不利地位
- You will be penalized for poor spelling. 你拼写不好将会受到处罚。
- Team members will be penalized for lateness. 队员迟到要受处罚。
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
adj.最后的，结局的，最终的
- Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
- Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。
n.反对，敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。