澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-10
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
Qantas's reputation takes another battering 1. The European Commission has fined the airline $11 million for price fixing. It's one of 11 airlines that had been charged with fixing the price of air cargo 2 between 1999 and 2006. In total, more than $1 billion in fines were handed out to various airlines.
Wayne Swan is defending his handling of the federal budget. He's rejecting suggestions that he's too soft on spending. In the wake of the budget update, the Opposition 3 and some economists 4 want him to cut deeper with fears that inflation will put more pressure on interest rates. But the Treasurer 5 insists he is on track to deliver a modest surplus in 2013.
Police still have no idea who killed a family in the South Australian town of Kapunda. A couple and their 16-year-old daughter were found dead in their home by a family friend. It's believed they've been stabbed. Police have been door knocking the local area, searching for some clues.
Thailand has decided 6 to send refugees from the fighting in Burma back across the border into Burma. About 20,000 people fled when fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic 7 rebels. The violence flared 8 in the wake of Burma's sham 9 election.
And a US inquiry 10 has slammed three companies involved in the Gulf 11 of Mexico oil spill. The White House oil spill commission says there was a culture of complacency at BP, Transocean and Halliburton. And the government says the companies paid scant 12 regard to safety on the rig and made a series of mistakes ahead of that catastrophe 13.
- 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》
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- 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。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
- The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
- His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。
- Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子们小的时候，许多母亲都忽视自己的需求。
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。