英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-14
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
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The rain is beginning to ease along the Queensland coast as tropical cyclone 1 Ita boost further out to sea. A cyclone warning's in place for communities from Sarina to Yeppoon in central Queensland. The category One storm has caused widespread flooding and many people are still without power.
The Council on the Aging is warning raising on pension age could result in many older Australians ending up on unemployment or disability benefits. Treasurer 2 Joe Hockey has hinted the government may lift the retirement 3 age to 70 and change the way pensions are indexed.
There's been a record rise in support for the Greens and a slump 4 for the Coalition 5 in the latest Fairfax&Nielsen Poll. The Coalition is trailing Labor 6 48 percent to 52 in the two-party-preferred vote. The Greens' primary vote is up to a record 17 percent.
Overseas, a massive fire in Chile has killed at lease a dozen people and destroyed 500 houses in the port city of Valparaiso. Strong winds fueled the blaze which raced across 700 hectares of forests in inter-residential areas. More than 1,000 firefighters have been battling the inferno 7.
And the world's leading climate science body says urgent global action is needed to life temperatures rise to a maximum of two degrees celsius 8. The latest report from the inter-government panel on climate change has found greenhouse gas emission 9 have reached unprecedented 10 levels despite efforts to reduce carbon emissions 11.
n.旋风，龙卷风
- An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
- The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
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.退休，退职
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
- She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
- Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
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.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
n.火海；地狱般的场所
- Rescue workers fought to get to victims inside the inferno.救援人员奋力营救大火中的受害者。
- The burning building became an inferno.燃烧着的大楼成了地狱般的地方。
adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的
- The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
- The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。
n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发
- Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
- Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。
adj.无前例的，新奇的
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。