澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-31
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
In the US, it's feared it could be more than two months before oil stops leaking from a well in the Gulf 1 of Mexico. BP's latest attempt to plug the leak failed. Twenty million gallons have so far spewed into the Gulf in the worst oil disaster in US history.
The Greens plan to introduce a private members bill which would require all major taxpayer-funded campaigns to be cleared by the auditor-general. Last week, the Government exempted 2 itself from its own guidelines so it can quickly roll out ads to promote the tax.
The Federal Government has scored only “mediocre” grades for its foreign policy performance. A Lowy Institute’s survey gave the Government only four out of 10 for its handling of asylum 3 seekers and whaling and five out of 10 for its efforts to combat climate change.
The New South Wales, in southern New South Wales, 3,000 homes without power after strong winds and heavy rain hit the area over the weekend. State Emergency Services has received more than 350 calls for help. A severe weather warning remains 4 in place for the Illawarra region, south of Sydney.
And China has resisted pressure from South Korea and Japan to censure 5 the North for sinking a South Korean warship 6. South Korea has accused the North of sinking the ship which killed 46 people in March.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
- Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
- 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。