澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-15
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年
The Prime Minister 's being urged to take action against Japanese whaling when he stops in Tokyo today. The Opposition 1 wants Kevin Rudd to follow through on his threat of legal action after Japan confirmed it will continue whaling as usual this summer. Mr. Rudd is on his way to the Copenhagen Climate Summit where a rift 2 has occurred between rich countries and developing nations. African countries led a walkout after accusing developed nations of trying to kill the Kyoto Protocol 3.
In Fiji, after four people are feared dead after the Pacific nation was battered 4 by Cyclone 5 Mick. A young boy has been killed by a falling tree and its feared three people have been swept away. Police are still trying to confirm the death toll 6.
American banking 7 giant Citigroup is to pay back more than 20 billion dollars of government bailout funding. It received one of the largest bailouts from the US government after being hit hard by the credit crunch 8. Repaying the money will allow the company to leave the government's program.
And US President Barack Obama got into the holiday spirit at the annual Christmas in Washington concert. He and wife Michelle welcomes some elves to the celebration and sing carols on stage with some musical legends.
And I will be back with more news later.
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
- The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
- We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
- The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
- 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。
- 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。