澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-29
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
The Federal Government's confirmed that four detainees have escaped Sydney's Villawood detention 1 centre in the last month. All four have since been recaptured and the Government says security is now tighter. Another 90 asylum 2 seekers will move to Villawood at the weekend with the detention centre on Christmas Island near full.
Barack Obama has used a surprise visit to Afghanistan to press its President Hamid Karzai to do more to stamp out corruption 3 and drug trafficking. It was Mr. Obama's first visit as president. The trip was kept secret for security reasons.
The Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu will today know his fate when a Chinese judge hands down the verdict in his industrial espionage 4 and corruption trial. Hu and his three co-accused have all admitted to taking bribes 5. They're hoping their admissions will be taken into consideration.
The first talks have been held between the Thai prime minster and leaders of the anti-government demonstrations 6 that have paralyzed Bangkok. Anti-government protest leaders repeated their demands for new elections, arguing that's the only way to solve problems created by the military coup 7 of 2006. But the prime minister said an early poll could inflame 8 an already volatile 9 situation.
That's the latest ABC News. There’ll be more updates through the day.
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
- 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。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
- Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。