澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-19
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Sweden is issuing an international arrest warrant for the Australian founder 1 of Wikileaks. Julian Assange is facing allegations of rape 2. Prosecutors 3 will seek the warrant after a court ruled he should be held for questioning. Mr Assange denies the allegations, saying they're part of a smear 4 campaign to discredit 5 his website.
Police in Namibia have found a suspected bomb about to be loaded onto a plane bound for Germany. The suspicious object with a detonator and running clock attached to it was found in luggage headed for an Air Berlin flight to Munich. Germany has stepped up security at airports and train stations after a tip-off about an imminent 6 terrorist attack.
A Melbourne man faces court today, charged with stabbing his two-year-old daughter to death. The toddler's body was found in grassland 7 in the city's north early yesterday morning. Police alleged 8 he'd taken his daughter from his ex-partner's house, then phoned the girl's mother several times, threatening to kill the girl.
The Federal Government is announcing another round of water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin. The Government will spend $ 300 million to buy water licences in the southern part of the basin and the Lower Balonne region of Queensland.
And Hong Kong has issued a bird flu alert after recording 9 its first case of the virus since 2003. A 59-year-old woman is in hospital in a serious condition. The woman recently returned from China. But officials say it's far too early to say just where she contracted the disease.
1 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。
2 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
3 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
4 smear
v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑
- He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
- There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。
5 discredit
vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑
- Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
- They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。
6 imminent
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
- The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
- The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
7 grassland
n.牧场，草地，草原
- There is a reach of grassland in the distance.远处是连绵一片的草原。
- The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.暴风雪袭击了辽阔的草原。