英语听力:澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-05
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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A 13-year old girl is the latest victim of Sydney's gun violence. She was shot in the back when several bullets were fired into a house at Blacktown in the city's west. She is now in a stable condition in hospital. Two man have died and three have been injured in a spate 1 of shooting in Sydney over the past fortnight.
A Melbourne police officer is in hospital after he was impaled 2 on a fence in St Kilda. The 35-year-old officer was investigating an alarm at a house just after 1:30 this morning. It's believed he was trying to jump a pool fence when his leg was pierced. He suffered serious injuries to his cuff 3.
Up to 100,000 people is expected to flock to Flemington today for the running of the Melbourne Cup. The field is one of most open in years. Trainer Gai Waterhouse is hoping to snail 4 her first cup victory with the important stayer of Fiorente firming as favorite.
Analyst 5 Cigret says it is a safe bet that the Reserve Bank will keep interest rate on hold when it meets today. Improvement in jobs figures and retail 6 sales as well as rising house prices virtually guarantee the official rate will stay at 2.5%.
And a defiant 7 Mohammad Morsi has gone on trial amid tight security in Egypt. Mr Morsi who was ousted 8 last July insisted he remains 9 the legitimate 10 president. He and 14 other Muslims brotherhood 11 members face charges of inciting 12 violence that led to the death of protesters.
n.泛滥,洪水,突然的一阵
- Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
- Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。
钉在尖桩上( impale的过去式和过去分词 )
- She impaled a lump of meat on her fork. 她用叉子戳起一块肉。
- He fell out of the window and was impaled on the iron railings. 他从窗口跌下去,身体被铁栏杆刺穿了。
n.袖口;手铐;护腕;vt.用手铐铐;上袖口
- She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。
- Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗?
n.蜗牛
- Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
- Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。
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。
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
adj.无礼的,挑战的
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
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。