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 government has imposed a curfew across much of Thailand as fires continue to rage in Bangkok. Yesterday, troops stormed a blockade set up by anti-government protesters and the rest of red-shirt leaders. More than 40 people have died in political violence over the past week.


A 49-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the murder of Sydney nurse Michelle Beets 1. The man was arrested at his Lane Cove 2 unit in order to supply the police with a


sample of his DNA 3. No charges have been laid.


The political future of Queensland Liberal MP Michael Johnson could be decided 4 today. Mr. Johnson will meet the Liberal National Party state executive to answer questions about his business dealings. He's accused of trying to receive kickbacks 5 from a coal deal and could be thrown out of the party. Mr. Johnson rejected the allegations.


The Australian head of Rio Tinto will meet Treasury 6 officials today to discuss the proposed new super profits tax. Rio Tinto says it wants to negotiate on all aspects, so the Government's plans to introduce a 40 per cent tax on the resources sector 7. BHP Billiton is due to meet Treasury officials tomorrow.


And oil from the Gulf 8 of Mexico spill has entered an ocean current. It could threaten Florida's west coast. Satellite pictures show the oil could reach coral reefs around Florida in six days. BP estimates about 5,000 barrels a day has leaked from the well which sank in April.



1 beets
甜菜( beet的名词复数 ); 甜菜根; (因愤怒、难堪或觉得热而)脸红
  • Beets are Hank's favorite vegetable. 甜菜根是汉克最爱吃的蔬菜。
  • In this enlargement, barley, alfalfa, and sugar beets can be differentiated. 在这张放大的照片上,大麦,苜蓿和甜菜都能被区分开。
2 cove
n.小海湾,小峡谷
  • The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁,嫩绿一片,好一个山外的小海湾。
  • I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
3 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
4 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 kickbacks
n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 );佣金,回扣
  • Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣,在那里只有送红包,事情才办得成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。 来自互联网
6 treasury
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
7 sector
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
8 gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • 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。
学英语单词
aewas
ambiguous function
antidiabetin
antisocial behavior
auditing from trail balance
be solicitous about
Blofield
Bogia
capital personal account
cellulosic waste
cervical spondylotic myelopathy
charadrius dubius
cheiropolyschema formosana
closed reservoir
cold mt.
common impression cylinder press
coralgina
counterbalance valve
cytozoa
dc offset
delphinium
dicrurus annectans
Didymocystis
diode vacuum tube
Durack Ra.
Dyck
ecsovirus
exposure of ulnar nerve
fineman
flood diversion channel
foreign currency bills receivable
frame level interface
freight marketing
garden apartment
gorro
hand sowing
hibernant
high mobility mos transistor
Homalodotherium
Hussey
infantilities
Insulin-NPH
intersect
involuntary smoker
ionogemi
janousek
khazai
knocking back
lebrun
leptodactyline
letter-identification
macewan
McClelland
mooring wire
nodal extrasystole
non-upset
normallly open
operator subgoaling
order Gregarinida
osteometric
overtime or odd shift bonuses
personal orientation inventory (poi)
petrosus branch
photographic positive film
Plasmorrhexy
Platanistidae
plate type rheostat
podzolise
pomeranchon
QAM chrominance signal
radio flagging
ramanand
relational
resynchronising
rh?tikon mts.
roofworks
screw nipple
sequence of bedding
Shilīguri
shut you up
spotted minutiae
St. Fiacre's disease
stoyll
stronger form
styliser
subcritical rotor
sublimating ablation
subsidiary cell
swelling of lymphatic gland
theoretical depression
trachyneis antillarum
track joist
TRADOC
trench rooted
tuero
tum-tum
urena
Vaishnav
videoconferences
workbench
workes
yield on long term government bond