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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Well, the weather is battering 1 the country with gale 2 force winds, dust storms and flood warnings. Large parts of New South Wales are shrouded 3 in dust, causing floods to be diverted and ferries to be grounded. Gale force winds of up to 100 kilometers an hour hit the east coast, carrying dust from the state's far west. Sydney Ferries has canceled its services and flights into Sydney have been diverted to Brisbane and Melbourne. Departing flights are also delayed. Strong winds will also hit Victoria and flood warnings have been issued for eastern districts. Meanwhile, in Queensland, a bushfire has forced the evacuation of several homes in the southeast.


Federal Opposition 4 Leader Malcolm Turnbull has rejected a government deadline to finalize 5 coalition 6 amendments 7 to emissions 8 trading legislation. The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued the ultimatum 9 during the UN climate summit in New York. Mr. Rudd says he wants to see amendments on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill by 19 October.


And former world NO.1 Justine Henin has announced she is returning to the professional tennis tour after a 16-month retirement 10. The 27-year-old seven-time Grand Slam winner made her announcement on Belgian television this morning. Her compatriot Kim Clijsters won the US Open on her Grand Slam comeback earlier this month.


We’ll have more news later.



1 battering
n.用坏,损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )
  • The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
  • He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 gale
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等)
  • We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
  • According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报,明天有大风。
3 shrouded
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 );保密
  • The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
  • The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 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。
5 finalize
v.落实,定下来
  • Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
  • 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时,工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。
6 coalition
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
7 amendments
(法律、文件的)改动( amendment的名词复数 ); 修正案; 修改; (美国宪法的)修正案
  • The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
  • Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
8 emissions
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
9 ultimatum
n.最后通牒
  • This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
  • The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。
10 retirement
n.退休,退职
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
学英语单词
acorn cap nuts
aerodynamics of variable sweep
Agrihan
Antonio Varas, Pen.
atrial confluent wave
Ban Kui Yae
blue line
BS7799
Bykomycin
CALR
cassette loop
caustic soda poisoning
clearance between guide vanes
correct decision
counterstamping
curtail-step
deminution
dental-records
electric signal
electric water heating boiler
equigranular charge
ferrocerium
fissionable
floating restaurant
free entrepot
gestin
ground p. t.
hang ups
have a short temper
height-change chart
heterofermentangium
hierarchics
hubnerite
hybrid duplex
hydrogen transference
Ibadhi
immune gel filtration
indirect ophthalmoscopy
intaminate
jewelrose
konyus index number
landing roll
Lema, Sa.de
lig. iliofemorale
loose pin butt hinge
lrls
Lulworth, Mt.
melwells
methanophone
mojavensis
mosaic photocathode
mucerpi
multiposition
non-contact measuring device
nonharmful
nonlinear optical crystal
octonoba albicola
oil pump
otoneurologic
parautochthonous granite
phengaris atroguttata formosana
piatkuss
polyrhachis lamellidens
pregracile
principal fold
prodigal sons
program timing matrix
properties of drilling fluid
protest of bill
Prouty kiln
reale
reexporting
reinsurance of cargo
rendering equipment
revanchism
rio grande river
Rubus sempervirens
sarmale
separation of particle mixture
short-circuit equivalent test
Simonov, Konstantin M,
snuff films
soothe the nerves
spoke bone
stable nucleus
star knob nut
steady stimulation
sweat away
synchronous muscle
sysour
taxonomic species
test pattern
there is no sign of
to the moment
tracheobronchitis
uneroticised
vice-county
vitreous fused silica
welded steel space frame
wharfinger
Xylokastron
zanjans