澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-08
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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The United Nations is ramping 1 up the pressure on North Korea. The Security Council has overnight approved tough new sanctions against the rogue 2 nation, in retaliation 3 for last month's nuclear test. Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told us China's backing for the sanctions sends an important message to North Korea.
A senior army officer is accusing the Defense 4 Force of being far too slow to address cases of abuse. Lieutenant 5 Colonel Paul Morgen is himself a victim of abuse. He's accusing his superiors of neglecting abuse victims, covering up abuse cases and ignoring his own complaints.
Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to a year in jail. He's been found guilty of leaking an illegal wiretap to a newspaper to discredit 6 a political rival. But it's unlikely he'll end up behind bars because of his age.
Thousands of people have been queuing to view the coffin 7 of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez. He's lying in state in a military academy in the capital Caracas until a state funeral tomorrow. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay were among the first to pay their respects.
And two men are in hospital after a hit-and-run in Melbourne's north. Police believe the men were struck by a black holden sedan in Heidelberg west around ten last night. And one of the men is in a critical condition after he was dragged 40 metres along the road.
土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯
- The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
- Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
- The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
- They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
n.报复，反击
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑
- Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
- They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。