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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The Federal Opposition 1 says the Prime Minister must admit the Government's border protection policies are failing. Two boats carrying almost 90 people have arrived at Christmas Island over the past 24 hours. Prime Minister Julia Gillard insists she will pursue the establishment of a regional processing centre.


The union representing Telstra employees says it hopes cuts to senior management will open up jobs on the frontline. Three hundred Telstra senior managers are due to be laid off in coming weeks. Thirty senior executives were made redundant 2 last night.


AFL footballer Jason Akermanis says he feels gutted 3 about the Western Bulldogs' decision to sack him. The club ended its contract with Akermanis yesterday saying he breached 4 the trust of his teammates too many times. In today's Herald 5 Sun newspaper Akermanis writes he feels stripped of everything he thought was important to a football club.


A CSIRO researcher has called on developed countries to limit the amount of food they throw away to help feed the world's growing population. Dr John Passioura says 30 per cent of world food production is wasted. He says the waste is mainly food that doesn't meet quality or cosmetic 6 specifications 7.


And the Queensland Cancer Council wants the State Government to ban smoking in cars carrying children up to the age of 18. Currently the law bans smoking in cars with passengers 16 or younger.



1 opposition
n.反对,敌对
  • 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。
2 redundant
adj.多余的,过剩的;(食物)丰富的;被解雇的
  • There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
  • Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员,都已调往其他部门任职。
3 gutted
adj.容易消化的v.毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 );取出…的内脏
  • Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望?我是伤心透了!
  • The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 breached
攻破( breach的现在分词 ); 破坏,违反
  • These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
  • Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
5 herald
vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎
  • In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
  • Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。
6 cosmetic
n.化妆品;adj.化妆用的;装门面的;装饰性的
  • These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
  • Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品,所以请尽情微笑吧!
7 specifications
n.规格;载明;详述;(产品等的)说明书;说明书( specification的名词复数 );详细的计划书;载明;详述
  • Our work must answer the specifications laid down. 我们的工作应符合所定的规范。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This sketch does not conform with the specifications. 图文不符。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
学英语单词
alternative crop
ammonium imine
applied reverse voltage
arginylation
arithmetic array
atmosphere interface
Azakpur
black body emission
breather assembly
CCC
cephalomanes thysanostomum
cholemimetry
consoleitis
courgettes
cytonrrhyctes variolae guarnieri
dynamic test of pressure
e. sha sing and dancing group
eighty-plus
encheve
end printing
family Nymphalidae
finger cymbalss
Frizington
function sharing
functional software test
fundamental concept
funnel umbrella
genitalless
gnetum
graph theory of molecular orbital
grating image
half one
handem roller
haphazardously
hexangular
high energy compound
homogeneous random field model
horn of abundance
hwa
intellectual-property
intermediate cut
introduction of foreign investment
jantiness
latitude-longitude grid
laureatest
Lear
left subtree
lions clubs
local desiccation
loop graph
mass spectrometer detector
militates against
nail ornament
negative number representation
NitroglycerinFilm
non deviant
non-skid device for vehicle tire
null-type impedance meter
nymphotomy
odour test
Onigocia
optional routing algorithm
plagiotropic
prototype hardware
pterocallis (reticallis) alnijaponicae
pylon
quitching
ranyard
return main
rhodium sulfite
riitta
Ruskinian
sea stores
second marquis of rockinghams
Self-regeneration
serial full subtractor
side intercostal stringer
six fu viscera
smooth wheeled roller
solidago odoras
space-born metric camera
sperrylites
stochastic approximation algorithm
t-short
tapered strut
Taraxacum luridum
test diagram
thermal electron attachment process
thiophosphoryl triamide
throut
tighten the purse strings
transient response
trichlorobromomethane
vacuum receiver
vox populi vox Dei.
vulpicidism
VXer
wax museum
weigh on
weightliftings
X-PCR
zinns