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
above-it-all
acceptable index
acid coprecipitate
act the part
action-research
active augmentation system
Agavaceae
aglaucopsia
agrypnode
allinteger
alveolar bronchialization
Angrian
ante-baptismal
balanching charges
barebelly
batch-leasing landed property
batch-wise operation
bed clothing
boil down to something
box type oven
Brandta, Zaliv
broad-bean plants
built-in battery
burst isochronous transmission
butylchloral
cardiac diet
clip with wooden board
code preserving permutation
colection
conglobulates
controlled drinking
Corcelles
cornemuses
cyclobutadipyrimidin
double minute
earbashes
epieugeosyncline
extra-dry
fontinas
frame-dragging
freedrop
go at hammer and tongs
gongbi
goodfellowship
Halodule
heat distribution pipeline
homogeneity of acts
inter-stellar
intermediate retaining
irritated epiphora with cold tear
kame field
kamotoite- (y)
komo
laced belt
lgn
light-o'-love
loading-location misuse errors
loan collateral security
low-input
maligns
medical specialist
mining town
molecular separator
mullet strategy
Naffziger's syndrome
Nertera depressa
nitrato-
noreproes
ogtr
Pedicularis debilis
personal construct theory
philistia
piezomagnetism
pivot element
post-tridentine
powder dip coating process
protocrystal
psychotic epilepsy
reprocessing loss
reyoutrin
Saint Christopher
salver-shaped
seat of war
Sebaclen
shapable
shaper chuck
Sherden
shpos
solenidia
south-easterner
Steiner's theorem
suspension bracket
temporary project
thermo-electromotive force
thulium oxide
two-flight stairs
volumises
water resources management
weldgate pulse
whole depth
wing-like projection
women's shelters