澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-10
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
英语课
Thirty-five shires across New South Wales and Queensland have been declared "disaster zones" as floods grip the state. There's been 91 millimetres of rain in Coonamble overnight. And the SES says Cowra residents may be evacuated 1. Parts of Queanbeyan are still under water after the town experienced its worst floods in decades. Floods have killed five people in central Queensland and one in New South Wales.
The lawyer for WikiLeaks founder 2 Julian Assange says she's concerned her client may also be charged with espionage 3. Jennifer Robinson told ABC News Breakfast Mr Assange remains 4 in good spirits despite being held in a London jail on the sex charges. About 250 people have rallied in Brisbane to support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The Federal Government has defended the accuracy of data on its new My Hospital website. The site to be launched today compares surgery waiting times and emergency ward 5 performance of hospitals across Australia. Victorian Health Minister David Davis says that Victoria's data could have been manipulated under the previous state Labor 6 Government. The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the figures were independently checked.
Student protesters have again clashed with riot police in Britain about the government's decision to raise tuition fees. Thousands of students took to the streets, lighting 7 fires and hurling 8 flares 9 and paint bombs at police.
The ABC’s Kerry O'Brien has earned one of Australian journalism's highest honours, winning the Walkley Award for journalistic leadership.
1 evacuated
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
2 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
3 espionage
n.间谍行为，谍报活动
- The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
- Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。
4 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
5 ward
n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开
- The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
- During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
6 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
7 lighting
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。