澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-08
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
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No one has been named, but a police investigation 1 into sports doping and match-fixing is expected to draw blood in the coming days and weeks. Justice Minister Jason Clare has appealed to anyone who thinks they may be implicated 2 to come forward before they are caught. Major sporting codes were thrown into crisis when the Australian Crime Commission revealed widespread use of illicit 3 drugs backed by organised crime.
Tasmanian fire crews have spent the night trying to contain two major fires near Hobart. The threat has now been downgraded to a “watch and act”. Waterbombing efforts suffered a setback 4 when a waterbombing helicopter crashed in rugged 5 terrain 6. The pilot was uninjured.
Aid agency World Vision says the death toll 7 from the Solomon Islands tsunami 8 has risen to 12. More than 7,000 people have been affected 9 by the metre-high wave, triggered by a strong earthquake. The Australian government is poised 10 to send aid in the next few days.
Air safety officers are investigating the death of two men in an ultralight plane crash in Victoria. Emergency services were called to an area south of Mildura around 8 o'clock last night. The men died at the scene.
More Australians are working part-time. Official figures for January show a rise of more than 20,000 part-time jobs. But the number of full-time 11 jobs fell by around 10,000. The national unemployment rate has held steady at 5.4 per cent.
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的
- These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的
- He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
- Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。
n.退步，挫折，挫败
- Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
- She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的
- Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
- The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
n.地面，地形，地图
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
n.海啸
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
adj.不自然的，假装的
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
a.摆好姿势不动的
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
- Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。