澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-01-29
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2015年
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Three members of the family that moved from Western Australia to South Africa appear to have been murdered.The bodies of the man,his wife and their eldest 1 son were found in their home at South Africa.A 16 year daughter is in a critical condition with severe head injuries, while another son suffered a minor 2 injuries.
We would not want to speculate on the motive 3 for the killing 4.and that we indicated yesterday that we have not made any arrest at this stage.
Back home,a long time Tony Abbott's supporter Andrew Bolt says prime minister's decision to award a knighthood to prince Philip could end his leadership.Mr. Abbott says he would consult more widely from now on.Andrew Bolt told the Macquarie radio he the knighthood decision is pathetically stupid.
An inquest into last month's deadly siege at the Sydney's Lindt Cafe will open today.The News South Wales coroners will look at how the two hostages were killed and whether their death could have been prevented.There are five separate inquiries 5 being conducted into that siege.
The welfare lobby is urging the Abbott's government to make some tough decisions to the May budget.Rather than cut spending, the council's social service or Acoss,once the government to dump the private health insurance rebate 6 and review rules surrounding superannuation. Acoss is also calling for the reform of negative gearing.
adj.最年长的，最年老的
- The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
- The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听
- He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
- I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》