澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-23
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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British Prime Minister David Cameron is cutting short a visit to France after an apparent terrorist attack in London. A man believed to be a soldier was run over and then hacked 1 to death in broad daylight by two men brandishing 2 meat cleavers 3. Police shot and injured the two attackers.
And a man has been shot and killed while being questioned about links to the Boston Marathon bombings. Investigators 4 say 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev was shot when he turned violent during an interview in Florida. He was reportedly of Chechen origin and knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the bombing suspect who was killed during a police shootout.
U.S President Barack Obama will visit Oklahoma City on Sunday to see the tornado 5 devastation 6 for himself, searching rescue efforts are wrapping up in the battered 7 city, the death toll 8 remains 9 at 24, ten of those dead are children.
The former federal parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper 10 is expected to face court today on dishonesty charges. Mr.Slipper is accused of misusing 11 cabcharge dockets to visit Canberra wineries. The allegations date back to 2010 before he became speaker.
Prime Mininster Julia Gillard is the world's 28th most powerful woman according to Forbes Magazine. Mining magnate Gina Rinehart have moved up the ranking to 16th. German Chacellor Angela Merkel remains in the top spot, she's been in that position for eighth years now, and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has fallen to fifth position.
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀
- The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句
n.猪殃殃（其茎、实均有钩刺）；砍肉刀，剁肉刀( cleaver的名词复数 )
- These monsters would not lay down their cleavers even when on the brink of their own destruction. 这些魔鬼临死也不会放下屠刀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.飓风，龙卷风
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤
- The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
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.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n.拖鞋
- I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
- The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。