英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-28
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Qantas boss Alan Joyce will meet Unions this morning to begin talks on his massive job cuts. The airline plans to shed 5,000 jobs after announcing its 235-million-dollar loss. The Federal Government is backing away from giving Qantas a debt guarantee. Instead, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is pressuring Labor 1 to support a change to the Qantas sale act to allow the airline more foreign investment.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing a growing backbench revolt against his paid parental 2 leave scheme. Two more government backbenchers have come out publicly to express their concerns about it. Many Coalition 3 MPs think the 5.5 billion price gap is too high.
Armed men have stormed government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region and raised the Russian flag. The country's acting 4 president has warned Russia against military aggression 5 in the region. The United States says Russia must respect Ukraine's sovereignty.
A suicide car bomb has exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 6 at least 12 people. The bomb went off near the headquarters of the security services. Most of the dead were civilians 7 at nearby cafes and restaurants.
The Al Qaeda-linked group Al Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
North Korea has test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea from an east-coast base. The tests coincide with annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which Pyongyong views as rehearsals 8 for an invasion.
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
adj.父母的；父的；母的
- He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
- Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
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。
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 )；排练；复述；重复
- The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
- She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。 来自《简明英汉词典》