英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-11
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Victoria's Premier 1 Denis Napthine is heading to Canberra this afternoon to try to secure an assistance package for Toyota workers. The company's decision to stop making cars in Australia by the end of 2017 effectively spells(意味着） the end of the local industry. More than 2,500 Toyota jobs will go in Victoria with up to 30,000 others under threat.
Fire crews are continuing to battle a large bushfire north of Melbourne. Twenty homes have been destroyed so far with more loss overnight. Two emergency warnings are still in place for residents of the Kilmore and Wallen areas,although fire crews have been assisted by easing conditions.
A Sydney man who threw his fiancee off a balcony will be sentenced for her murder today. The Supreme 3 Court heard that Simon Gittany threw Lisa Harnum from the balcony of their 15-tall unit in 2011 because she planned to leave him.
David Jones Chairman Peter Mason and two non-executive director Steve Vamos and Leigh Clapham are stepping down from the company's board. Mr.Vamos and Mr. Clapham have been under pressure since buying thousands of company's shares the day after Myer's merge 2 proposal. It's emerged Mr.Mason approved those purchases.
And a second round of peace talks to end Syria's civil war have resumed in Geneva. Last month's talks ended with no firm agreements. Three hundred Syrians have managed to flee the besieged 4 city of Homs during the a three-day ceasefire.
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体
- I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
- The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。