时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年


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Voters’ support for Malcolm Turnbull is lower now than when he was elected Opposition 1 Leader a year ago. The latest Nielsen Poll shows Mr. Turnbull’s approval rating rose 4 points this month to 35%, but the same rating was 45% this time last year. Today’s survey also shows 41% of voters support the Opposition’s call to wind back the stimulus 2 package.


The Australian Racing 3 Board will be hoping to resolve a dispute about whipping rules when it meets jockeys today. Jockeys walked off the job last week, angry at new rules that limit the number of times a horse can be whipped during a race. Owners, trainers and jockeys say they are prepared to continue their fight and disrupt the Spring Racing Carnival 4 if necessary.


An Australian-led team of researchers may have scored an important breakthrough in the treatment of hepatitis C. They’ve identified a variant 5 in a gene 6 that can inhibit 7 the treatment for chronic 8 hepatitis. Researchers say the finding could help treatment of the disease.


And five-time champion Roger Federer is through to the US Open tennis final after beating Serbian fourth-seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets. He will now meet Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in tomorrow’s decide-up.


And I will have more news in an hour.



1 opposition
n.反对,敌对
  • 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。
2 stimulus
n.刺激,刺激物,促进因素,引起兴奋的事物
  • Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
  • Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
3 racing
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
4 carnival
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
5 variant
adj.不同的,变异的;n.变体,异体
  • We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段,提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
  • In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种,是数据驱动的测试。
6 gene
n.遗传因子,基因
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
7 inhibit
vt.阻止,妨碍,抑制
  • Don't let ego and greed inhibit clear thinking and hard work.不要让自我和贪婪妨碍清晰的思维和刻苦的工作。
  • They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street.他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。
8 chronic
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
学英语单词
amblyopia alcoholica
andre venner accumulator
antispreading treatment
asymmetric focusing
atns
augmented thirds
automatic pressure suppression system
balanced null point
be strict about
BIGFET
bimodal transmission
breadlines
bullrail
cambrain period
capacity discharge
caragobius urolepis
cerenkov-photovoltaic monitor
Chestertonians
clad lining
coastal plain estuary
cocaine addictions
concentration risk adjustment
CyDTA
damages for delay
delay message
dump selective
elaeagnine
electrolytic-heating
electron Langmuir wave
eutecrod
family vittariaceaes
fast path feature
favourable locality
fichtes
Flagemona
flame inoisation detector
flow sensing unit
gas-welded pipe
GCVO
Geldiadochite
give sb best
gowl
grating hatch
guaranteeing association
hairy honeysuckles
high retaining wall underground structure
hitting with
Hédauville
Ianthe, L.
Jean-Laurent
kriegstein
leaky area
levesh
limited space-charge accumulat-ion
low work function
lyric poet
m.v.
Mauch Chunk beds
media card
Melburin
mesostructure conjunction bar
metal barie welding
multi-lingualism
mycolutein
nonbridal
nonhormone
ongerth
open sky
ornithocercus thurnii
outer flagellum
pagurids
paracompact manifold
paratympanic organ
Pent Pentagon
permanent base-plate
physiologic
pleasure-seekers
porto estrela
psoriasis geographica
quality discount agreement
quick-change gear
Rannoch Moor
rifled bore
rivet row
sb's number comes up
Schottky transistor-transistor logic
secondary switching center
shared identification
shoot remover
shortly after
split backplane
spoiling tactic
spoonish
standard interface
stealthstation
tandem double focusing mass spectrometer
top entry
touch lucky
tundramycin
umbound water
usci
wave power buoy project