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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An Indian court has convicted the Pakistani national over his role in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. The sole surviving gunman Mohammad Ajmal Qasab was found guilty of more than 80 charges, including murder, waging war on India and possessing explosives. The attacks killed 174 people including nine gunmen.


 


Thailand’s prime minister has pledged to hold November elections if anti-government protesters accept his reconciliation 1 plan. Abhisit Vejjajiva made the election offer during a live televised speech in which he set out a plan for national reconciliation.


 


The head of BP says his company will pay the cost of cleaning up the oil spill threatening the coast of the United States. But Tony Hayward insists BP is not responsible for the accident that caused the Gulf 2 of Mexico spill. He says the rig was operated by another company but BP is responsible for the oil.


 


The Tasmanian Opposition 3 will today launch a two-pronged attack on the state’s new minority Labor 4 government. It’s the first sitting day since Labor and the Greens formed Government. The Opposition Leader Will Hodgman says he will move a no-confidence motion in the Government.


 


And British film and stage star Lynn Redgrave has died of breast cancer. She was 67. Lynn Redgrave was nominated for Oscars in 1966 for "Georgy Girl", and in 1998 for "Gods and Monsters",one of the Redgrave acting 5 dynasty, she's the third member of her family to die in the past year.



1 reconciliation
n.和解,和谐,一致
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
2 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。
3 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。
4 labor
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
5 acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
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