澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-05
时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
The European Aviation Safety Authority issued a warning in August about Rolls-Royce engines used in some A380 planes, saying that they were potentially unsafe. Now it's not known whether that warning was acted upon, but engine maker 1 Rolls-Royce says it's inspecting now all 20 A380 planes currently in service with Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Lufthansa.
In Western Australia, around 700 people last night attended a meeting in Northam to protest against the plan to house asylum 2 seekers in the town. The Federal Government wants to use a disused army camp on the town's outskirts 3 to detain 1,500 male asylum seekers there.
France's interior minister has revealed that a parcel bomb headed for the United States was just 17 minutes from detonating when it was defused. It was one of two bombs hidden in computer printer cartridges 4 on flights out of Yemen.
Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a riot on Christmas Island a year ago have avoided jail. Dozens of people were injured when up to 200 detainees rioted, armed with broom handles, pool cues and tree branches. Five men were charged in relation to the event. Two have been acquitted 5. The others have been placed on good behavior bonds.
And Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano continues to cause havoc 6. The latest eruption 7 is the largest yet and has killed six people. Forty-four people have now died in the eruptions 8.
- He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- computer consumables such as disks and printer cartridges 如磁盘、打印机墨盒之类的电脑耗材
- My new video game player came with three game cartridges included. 我的新电子游戏机附有三盘游戏带。
- The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
- Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。
- The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
- This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。