英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-19
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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Indonesia has recalled its ambassador and it's also reviewing all co-operation with the Australian government over the latest spying revelations. Documents obtained by the ABC show attempts were made to listen to the phone conversations of Indonesia's president and those close to him. Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says that is unacceptable.
Australian Greenpeace activist 1 Colin Russell has been told he must stay in a Russian prison for a further three months while awaiting trial. The Tasmanian is one of 30 activists 2 arrested for protesting against Arctic oil drilling in September.
Powerful tornadoes 3 have carved a trail of destruction across America's midwest. At least six people have been killed in the state of Illinois and it's feared hundreds may have been injured. Entire neighbourhoods have been demolished 4.
And French police are hunting a lone 5 gunman on the loose in central Paris. The gunman opened fire at the offices of a left wing newspaper, injuring one person before fleeing. About 90 minutes later, shots were fired at a major bank, but no one was injured. A car was then hijacked 6 and the attacker forced the driver to drop him on the Champs-Elysees where he disappeared into the crowd.
And finally a complex and risky 7 operation has begun at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japanese workers are removing 1500 radioactive fuel rods from one of four reactors 8. The entire process is expected to take more than a year.
n.活动分子，积极分子
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
- The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
- They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。
adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）
- The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
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。