澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-29
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
Australia is poised 1 to become the first country to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. From 2012, the Federal Government will ban all brand names on cigarette packets. But it will still be compulsory 2 to carry graphic 3 warnings. The Australian arm of British American Tobacco says the move could bolster 4 the black market, because packets will be easier to counterfeit 5.
The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized for an embarrassing election campaign gaffe 6. Mr. Brown was caught on microphone, describing a voter he’d just met as a "bigot". Britons head to the polls for the general election next week.
The scandal surrounding former West Australian Treasurer 7 Troy Buswell has taken a new twist. Mr. Buswell now says he sought legal advice which shows he did not misuse 8 his parliamentary entitlements during his affair with Greens MP Adele Carles. Mr. Buswell tendered his resignation as treasurer on Tuesday.
The International Monetary 9 Fund has warned the Greece's debt crisis could spread across Europe. IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been in Germany, trying to convince the country's finance minister to support a rescue plan. The Standard & Poor's ratings agency has downgraded Spain's debt too, a day after Greece's debt was listed as junk.
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
- Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
- Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
- Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。
- The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
- Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
- The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。
- I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.我不清楚我犯了什么错误。
- He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。
- Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
- The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。