澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-13
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
英语课
Federal politicians due return to Canberra today as the Treasurer 1 Wayne Swan prepares to hand down his sixth budget. He has considered it's going to be very uncomfortable to go back on his promise of a budget surplus. Instead, a 17-billion-dollar revenue shortfall will mean delays to some promised tax cuts and benefits.
At least 12 people, including a child, have reportedly been shot during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.The shots were fired as hundreds of people gathered for the annual parade .Now the details are still unclear, but there are no reports so far of fatalities 2. At least three people are at the moment undergoing surgery. It's believed police are looking for three people in connection with the attack.
The stewards 3 inquiry 4 into horse racing's more joyous 5 affair resumes in Sydney this morning. Footballer Andrew Johns and former jockey Allan Robinson are both due to appear. They'll give evidence in the row between the mare's owner John Singleton and now former trainer Gal 6 Waterhouse.
A search has continued through the night for a Melbourne diver who failed to surface during a fishing trip. The 52-year-old man went spear fishing on a reef about a hundred metres off Brighton yesterday.
And Melbourne police have charged a man over a fatal hit-and-run incident. The victim was struck by a car in Lygon Street, Brunswick yesterday afternoon. A 40-year-old man later turned up at the police station.
n.司库，财务主管
- Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
- The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。
n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运
- Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
- The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
（轮船、飞机等的）乘务员( steward的名词复数 )； （俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的）管理员； （大型活动的）组织者； （私人家中的）管家
- The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。
- The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的
- The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
- They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。