澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-16
时间:2019-02-28 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
英语课
Leading the news this morning:
Greens MP Adam Bandt has forced Parliament to begin debating the issue of same sex marriage. He’s introduced a motion, calling on MPs to talk to their constituents 1 about their views on gay marriage. Both major parties oppose same sex marriage and their leaders are refusing to allow a conscience vote.
Government ministers have been briefed on a business plan for the National Broadband Network. The NBN Company recently handed the plan to the Government,but departmental advice to be released today shows the company no longer supports some of its recommendations on design and pricing. Legislation to restructure Telstra ahead of the NBN rollout will move to the Senate today, after passing the lower house last night.
Detainees at Sydney’s Villawood Detention 2 Centre are planning a hunger strike after a fellow inmate 3 killed himself. A 41-year-old Iraqi man was found unconscious in his room early this morning. He was released to hospital where he was pronounced dead. It’s the second suicide at the centre in these many months.
South Australian police have been DNA 4 testing young men in Kapunda (to) in an effort to solve a triple murder. A couple and their 16-year-old daughter were found stabbed to death in their home a week ago. A DNA sample of an unknown man has been found in the house.
And fire has engulfed 5 a high-rise apartment in Shanghai, killing 6 at least 42 people. Several people were trapped when fire erupted in the upper part of the building.
n.选民( constituent的名词复数 );成分;构成部分;要素
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
n.被收容者;(房屋等的)居住人;住院人
- I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
- The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
- DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
- Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
v.吞没,包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
- The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》