澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-30
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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Controversial plans to boost party electoral funding have been put on hold, the coalition 1 appears to be walking away from the taxpayer 2 increase in the wake of a big vote of back lash 3. The government has now decided 4 to delay introducing that bill into parliaments.
Eddie Mcguire says he'll consider standing 5 aside as Collingwood president in the wake of his remarks about Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes. Mcguire suggested Goodes could be used to promote the musical King Kong. He's apologized for the on-air gaffe 6 and concedes the comments do amount to racial vilification 7.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fiery 8 road crash that's killed on person north of Brisbane. Police said the car hit a guard rail at highspeed before crashing down an embankment and bursting into flames at North Lakes. One person was incinerated, five other people in the car left the scene and now are being questioned by police.
An Australian man charged with terrorism offences in Saudi Arabia has been jailed for four and a half years. Shayden Thorne has been detained in that country since 2011. The twenty-five-year-old claims he confessed because he was tortured.
And there are reports this morning the second-in-command of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike. The death of Waliur Rehman is yet to be confirmed, Pakistani officials say missiles hit a house in the northwest of the country.
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.纳税人
- The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
- The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛
- He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
- With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.（社交上令人不快的）失言，失态
- I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.我不清楚我犯了什么错误。
- He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。
n.污蔑，中伤，诽谤
- They pelted him with ridicule and vilification. 他们用嘲笑和丑化对他进行猛烈的攻击。 来自互联网
- Bishop's letter was the signal for a campaign of vilification and intimidation unequaled in American history. 主教的信是发动一场在美国历史上没有前例的诬蔑和恐吓运动的信号。 来自互联网