澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-19
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
A typhoon has ripped through the northern Philippines, killing 1 one person and cutting power and communications. A state of calamity 2 has been declared in Isabela province after the area was hit with winds of 200 kilometers an hour. The Red Cross says Megi is the biggest typhoon to hit the Philippines in two decades.
A new report has found Australia is lagging behind the world's biggest polluters China and the United States in addressing its dependence 3 on carbon. The Climate Institute's report compares the incentives 4 for clean energy in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and the United States. Now the UK was ranked first, but Australia came second last - just ahead of South Korea.
New South Wales residents could receive up to one million dollars for information about potential terrorist attack. Premier 5 Kristina Keneally announced the reward scheme today, saying it will help keep one step ahead of a possible attack. The money will come from recovered assets of criminals and organized crime.
A coronial inquest will begin today into the death of a teenager fatally shot by police in Melbourne. Fifteen-year-old Tyler Cassidy was armed with two knives when he was shot dead by police at a skate park in 2008. Four police officers were involved in that incident, and Cassidy's family has accused/ authorities of failing to protect their son.
And Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett has questioned whether David Hicks' memoir 6 will breach 7 the Proceeds of Crime Act. David Hicks has released a book about his time at Guantanamo Bay.
- 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。
- Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
- Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
- He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
- tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
- Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。