时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年


英语课

The US President Barack Obama has joined international condemnation 1 of a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran. Mr Obama says the burning would be a “recruitment bonanza 2 for Al Qaeda”. He's appealing to the congregation's pastor 3 to consider the backlash the burning would prompt.


Independent Rob Oakeshott is expected to decide today whether he'll accept a spot in Labor's ministry 4. The prime minister has offered him a regional development portfolio 5. His announcement will clear the way for Julia Gillard to finalize 6 her new ministry.


Parts of northern Victoria are on flood watch. A major flood warning has been issued for parts of lower Goulburn River.Residents in Echuca are preparing for waters to peak over the next few days.Further south in Wangaratta, work will start today to strengthen a damaged levee.


Investigations 7 are continuing into the fatal shooting of a policeman in Sydney's southwest. Forensic 8 investigators 9 are at the Bankstown flat trying to piece together exactly what happened. The policeman died in hospital after being shot during a drug raid.


Same-sex couples in New South Wales will soon be able to adopt children. The law has passed at parliament after a marathon two-week debate.The breakthrough came after a compromise which will allow people who give up their children for adoption 10 to get more information about prospective 11 parents.



1 condemnation
n.谴责; 定罪
  • There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
  • The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。
2 bonanza
n.富矿带,幸运,带来好运的事
  • Bargain hunters enjoyed a real bonanza today.到处买便宜货的人今天真是交了好运。
  • What a bonanza for the winning ticket holders!对于手持胜券的人来说,这是多好的运气啊。
3 pastor
n.牧师,牧人
  • He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
  • We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师:教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
4 ministry
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
5 portfolio
n.公事包;文件夹;大臣及部长职位
  • He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
  • He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。
6 finalize
v.落实,定下来
  • Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
  • 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时,工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。
7 investigations
(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查,但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
8 forensic
adj.法庭的,雄辩的
  • The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
  • The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后,法官于10时30分宣布休庭。
9 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 adoption
n.采用,采纳,通过;收养
  • An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
  • The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。
11 prospective
adj.预期的,未来的,前瞻性的
  • The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
  • They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
学英语单词
4-D
alternative variation
Alydidae
anti-cardiolipin antibody
antimony pentoxydichloride
Antirrhinum majus L.
argonautids
armillaria matsutake formosana
atomic number 47
attenuation correction formula
audit supervisors
auletes
be in a lather
beachcroft
beakfish
boatstretcher
brim of pelvis
bump that
carry vessel
cervical hemangioma
change of voyage clause
conservativism
constant current potentiometric titration
continuous process industries
cooling water casing
cycloid curve
cylinder paddle spreader
cyto0biology
diaphragm sphere element
discrimen
double coverage
engulphing
evolutionary system
eyeservices
fresh water fishing
function switch
genus coronillas
going concerns
gold stock
Grafling
heating-value determination
hypercusps
hypoferrism
i-fo
ideal elastic body
industrial physicochemistry
intangible fixed asset
iTunes Store
kernel distribution
lay-offs
left hilum
Lithocarpus brevicaudatus
mantel-haenszel
material conditional
megalo-erythema
microcomputer-upgrade terminal
microcracking in martensite
microvilli
Montessori
naime
neodymium glass laser rod
output environment
Ozerninskoye Vdkh.
parallel data adapter
peachwort
pending matter
perfectly plastic material
physiographical
plug in mounting
preganant
proactive management
probability of repeated trials
pulsed-voltage control color tube
punishable offence
quantum efficiency
remnant-oceans
request monitor
rocker cover
root - knot nematode
sating cocoon
sculked
shena
side-stream heat exchanger
smelting in suspension
statury bronze alloys
surface of rail
sysgen
tagged people
tambotie
thickening cone
ties up with
transferable contaminant
transient planetary wave
trimask
two-fours
undefined statement label
underwater demolition
unnormalizing
Victoria Falls
Volvox aureus Ehrenb.
Waste energy
well enough