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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A west Australian man who won the right to starve himself to death has died in a Perth nursing home. Quadriplegic Christian 1 Rossiter was confined to a wheelchair, breathed through a tube and was fed artificially. He told his cares he wanted to die, and last month, the WA Supreme 2 Court ruled he had the right to refuse food.




The Victorian Premier 3 John Brumby departs for India today, hoping to ease concern on the subcontinent over racist 4 bashings in Melbourne. A spate 5 of recent violence against Indian students has received extensive media attention in India. Meanwhile, the Premier has abandoned the Mumbai leg of his trip, after warnings of a possible terrorist attack.




Creditors 6 affected 7 by the collapse 8 of Babcock & Brown have contributed more than 300,000 dollars to a fighting fund. It'll be used to pursue the failed investment bank's former directors and senior management. The money will help cover the cost of a more thorough examination of the group's collapse, including weather the company traded while insolvent 9.




And half a million people have jammed into Havana's Revolution Square for a peace concert. 14 Spanish-language pop stars are performing in an effort to bring together Cubans and Americans. The concert is being televised internationally.




We'll have more news later.



1 Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
2 supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
3 premier
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
4 racist
n.种族主义者,种族主义分子
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
5 spate
n.泛滥,洪水,突然的一阵
  • Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
  • Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。
6 creditors
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
  • They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
8 collapse
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
9 insolvent
adj.破产的,无偿还能力的
  • They lost orders and were insolvent within weeks.他们失去了订货,几周后就无法偿还债务。
  • The bank was declared insolvent.银行被宣布破产。