澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-24
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
Britain's expelled an Israeli diplomat 1 over the use of forged UK passports in the murder of a top Hamas commander. Despite Israeli denials, the British foreign minister says there’s compelling evidence to suggest the Mossad spy agency was involved in killing 2 Mahmoud al-Mabhouh at a Dubai hotel in January. Fake Australian passports were also used in the murder plot.
The Prime Minister will meet the West Australian Premier 3 in Perth today to try to convince him to sign up to the hospitals funding plan. Colin Barnett’s already indicated he doesn't want to hand over a third of his state's （states'）GST.
The Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu's bribery 4 and spying trial continues in Shanghai today without Australian consular 5 officials present. Evidence will be presented that Hu and three other Rio Tinto executives offered bribes 6 in return for the secrets of Chinese steel companies. Australian diplomats 7 have now been locked out of the trial.
And the US President Barack Obama has signed his landmark 8 health care bill into law in a ceremony at the White House. The new law will eventually extend health insurance cover to about 32 million Americans who have none. Mr Obama’s hailed the legislation as historic.
That's the latest from the ABC newsroom. We'll be back with more news updates through the day.
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
- He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
- Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。
- 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