澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-04-28
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2015年
英语课
Leading our news this morning, Bali Nine ring leader Andrew Chan and his long-time girlfriend ahead of his gloomy execution. Chan and fellow Australian drug smuggler 1 Myran Sukamaran could face the firing squad 2 as early as tomorrow morning. The Foreign Minister has vowed 3 to keep pushing for clemency 4.
“I did send another letter to Foreign Minister Marty. I received response from her last night. It didn’t contain any information that will indicate change of you, but we will continue because both men have been rehabilitated 5.” Julie Bishop 6 speaking earlier.
And Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she fears more Australians may have died in Nepal’s devastating 7 earthquake. Former Melbourne mother of two Renu Fotedar is now the first confirmed Australian casualty. The death toll 8 has exceeded 4000 and hundreds of Australians are still missing.
The Child Care Sector 9 has warned up to 100,000 families could have their benefits cut under a proposal being considered in next month federal budget. The government is looking at introducing an activity test which would cut child care benefits to parents who were less than 24 hours a fortnight.
In the United States, protestors have clashed with police in Baltimore after the funeral of a blackman who died in custody 10. Several policemen were injured when protesters pelted 11 them with stones and bottles. Twenty-five-year-old Freddie Grey died of a severe spinal 12 injuries after being detained by police earlier this month.
n.走私者
- The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
- The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
n.温和，仁慈，宽厚
- The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
- They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
改造（罪犯等）( rehabilitate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使恢复正常生活； 使恢复原状； 修复
- He has been rehabilitated in public esteem. 公众已恢复对他的敬重。
- Young persons need to be, wherever possible, rehabilitated rather than punished. 未成年人需要受到尽可能的矫正而不是惩罚。
n.主教，（国际象棋）象
- He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
- Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
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.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
（连续地）投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续抨击； 攻击； 剥去…的皮
- The children pelted him with snowballs. 孩子们向他投掷雪球。
- The rain pelted down. 天下着大雨。