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
accessory filter
albertine
alkali stain
artifactualized
audible indicator
aviation product
barreleye
bath powders
brachymenium exile
burrheads
call-levels
carpet washers
cartap hydrochloride
Celluella
chartrooms
chenodesoxy cholate
chthamalus malayensis
co-une
computer interface unit (ciu)
critiques
Cyclostin
dark house
debit customer
decision making complex
delicate fruit
electric speedometer
enatiomorphism
equatorial rain forest
ESPT
ethylpentanol
fanquinonum
fenpiprane
focused dynode system
fool with
fuel injector valve cooling pump
give ear
glad eye
guide pipe with inner insulation
hang-dogs
haydite
illegal guard mode
in vitro test
Kefar Gil'adi
lauraceous
lighting man
lithium acetate
load-compensated diode-transistor logic
low tidal terrace
Madhya Pradesh, State of
marevedi
matano
Maywood
metaphysical
mid-may
non-insurance
numerical weather predication
overflow register
oxygen isotope paleotemperature
pack carburizing
Pakhtusova, Ostrov
pilosine
pit-bottom
plas
plate type
poli
political city
propulsion equipment
providentialist
psychic paralyses
pulse width method
Ramus lingularis
reversible belt
richy i. (taemuui-do)
rosacea
rotary pulverizer
sawfishes
scion grafting
SEARCC
securities investment trust
semicircular canal
septieme
sequoia tannin
shock absorbing stud
space density
spinetail
Sporocystinea
stake-net
structure function
subarid forest
subpruinose
taikanite
Taunggyi
teleheating
thanasis
time between overhauls
treaty of Versailles
tubesheet holes
volume heat capacity
working out
yoseba
zinc finger protein