英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-22
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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Leading the news this morning.Strong winds overnight have hampered 1 back-burning efforts in the Blue Mountains. Fire crews are trying to stop two large fires merging 2 into one massive front. Their efforts were hampered overnight when they have to divert to protect homes from ember attack. Police have now charged two boys aged 3 11 and 15 over a large fire in Newcastle.
The ACT government is set to make Australian history today by passing a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. But the victory for gay rights might be short-lived. The Federal Government is planning to challenge these laws in the high court.
A student's opened fire at a school in Nevada in the United States, killing 4 a staff member before taking his own life. Two students were also wounded in the early morning shooting and they are in a critical condition.
The French Foreign Ministry 5 has summoned the US ambassador over spying claims. The French newspaper Le Monde has published leaked information from fugitive 6 intelligence analyst 7 Edward Snowden, claiming the US secretly recorded millions of phone calls in France. The documents show more than 70 million calls were tapped between December and January.
A bomb has ripped through a bus in southern Russia, killing at least five people and wounding 20. The bus in the city of Volgograd was packed with students at the time. Russian investigators 8 believe a female suicide bomber 9 was responsible for the attack. Identity documents belonging to the suspect were found near the scene.
妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
- The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
- So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。
合并（分类）
- Many companies continued to grow by merging with or buying competing firms. 许多公司通过合并或收买竞争对手的公司而不断扩大。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- To sequence by repeated splitting and merging. 用反复分开和合并的方法进行的排序。
adj.年老的，陈年的
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者
- The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
- The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》