澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-12
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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Australia's Defence Force is facing a shortage of doctors, and this is affecting its overseas missions. An ABC online investigation 1 has found that low morale 2 is forcing many medical personnel out of the military. A reservist doctor says medical professionals are badly treated and poorly paid. The Australian Defence Force denies the charge, but it admits it's looking to recruit 200 health professionals.
A massive explosion has rocked Pakistan's biggest city Karachi, killing 3 20 people and injuring at least 100. Militants 4 have tried to storm an anti-terrorist headquarters, exchanging gunfire with police. And then a truck laden 5 with explosives was detonated, destroying the building and leaving a crater 6 three metres deep.
After eight months of bidding and negotiations 7, Iraq finally has a government. Iraq's parliament has met for the first time since the election. And under the power-sharing deal, the Shiites' Nouri al-Maliki remains 8 prime minister. The minority Kurds hang on to the presidency 9 and the main Sunni faction 10 gets the Speaker's job.
Thousands of passengers stranded 11 on that cruise ship drifting off the Mexico coast have arrived back on dry land. The Carnival 12 Splendor 13 has docked in San Diego. The ship had lost power after a fire and had to be towed back to shore.
And film producer Dino De Laurentiis has died in Los Angeles. He was 91. De Laurentiis produced more than 500 films in his career, including Serpico which starred Al Pacino in '73,(1973) Flash Gordon and Dune 14. He was nominated for an Oscar 38 times and he won for La Strada in 1956.
1 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
2 morale
n.道德准则，士气，斗志
- The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
5 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
6 crater
n.火山口，弹坑
- With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
- They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。
7 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
8 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。
9 presidency
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
10 faction
n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
11 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。
12 carnival
n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演
- I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
- Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。