澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-18
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
After a tense night, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have defied a deadline to leave their camp. Since Thursday last clashes have led 36 people dead and more than 200 injured. Troops have used live ammunition 1 to quell 2 about 5,000 protesters in the city center.
The Opposition 3 leader Tony Abbott has admitted that not all his public statements are the "gospel truth". Last night Mr. Abbott told the 7:30 Report that sometimes in the heat of the moment he goes further with a promise than he should. But he said the public can rely on his carefully scripted and considered remarks. The Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has seized on the comments, saying Mr. Abbott can't be trusted.
A senior Catholic clergyman is being investigated by police about claims that he failed to report child sexual abuse in the church. Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson was a senior priest in the city in the 1970s and 1980s. A Hunter Valley man says he was abused by convicted paedophile priest Jim Fletcher in the same house that Archbishop Wilson lived in. Archbishop Wilson denies any knowledge of that abuse.
Investors 4 are hoping the Australian sharemarket will rebound 5 today, after suffering its biggest fall in 18 months. The market fell 3% yesterday as concerns grow about the European economy.
And the United States remains 6 concerned about Iran's nuclear program despite Tehran saying that it will offload some of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey.
- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。
- Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
- The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
- 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。
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会