澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-23
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
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The battle is on in Europe to clear the backlog 1 of passengers who have been stranded 2 by the continent's appalling 3 weather. Airports have reopened and planes are flying again. Thousands of weary travelers are still camped out at airport terminals. And there's no guarantee that they'll be home for Christmas.
US President Barack Obama has signed a historic law that will allow gay men and women to serve openly in the military. This ends the armed forces' controversial "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy. President Obama says the new law will strengthen national security.
Australia's financial regulator is prosecuting 4 three banks involved in the collapse 5 of the investment company Storm Financial. The company folded last year, leaving many investors 6 penniless. The Bank of Queensland, the Commonwealth 7 Bank and Macquarie have vowed 8 to fight the legal action.
The Navy has uncovered more evidence in its hunt for sailors involved in a drug scandal. The Australian newspaper reports that it's identified 17 soldiers suspected of running a drug ring out of Sydney's Garden Island naval 9 base. All the sailors are from the Fleet Support Unit, which is responsible for maintaining ships and submarines at the base.
And some residents on Christmas Island are now worried that the overcrowded detention 10 centres there are ruining the tiny community. One resident is calling on the migration 11 minister to cap the number of asylum 12 seekers held on the island. And authorities have now found the relatives of the last of the three children who were orphaned 13 in that Christmas Island boat tragedy.
1 backlog
n.积压未办之事
- It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
- Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。
2 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
3 appalling
adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的
- The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
- Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
4 prosecuting
检举、告发某人( prosecute的现在分词 )； 对某人提起公诉； 继续从事（某事物）； 担任控方律师
- The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。
- Every point made by the prosecuting attorney was telling. 检查官提出的每一点都是有力的。
5 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。
6 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
7 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
8 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
9 naval
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
10 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
11 migration
n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙
- Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
- He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。